Junior Migell Ormsby scored Cortland's first goal and assisted on its last (Darl Zehr Photography)
CORTLAND, N.Y. -- The nationally 13th-ranked Cortland men's soccer team scored three unanswered goals in the second half to erase a 2-1 deficit in defeating seventh-ranked Oneonta, 4-2, Friday afternoon in the SUNYAC opener for both teams. The host Red Dragons improved to 7-1 overall and 1-0 in the conference, while the visiting Red Dragons fell to 4-1-1 and 0-1.
Sophomore Cam LaVallee (Schenectady/Schalmont) led Cortland offensively with two goals and one assist. Junior Migell Ormsby (Kingston, Jamaica/DeWitt Clinton) recorded one goal and one assist, and junior Jake Keller (Wappingers Falls/Roy C. Ketcham) scored his team-high sixth goal of the season. Sophomore Miguel Tunas (North Salem) picked up and assist, and freshman Michael Lanzetta (Hartsdale/Somers) registered the first point and assist of his career. Senior goalie Connor Young (Bayport/Bayport-Blue Point) made five saves.
Junior Carlos Martinez (Brentwood) and freshman Roberto Ventura (Brentwood) each netted a goal for Oneonta with junior Justin Cebollero (Commack) collecting an assist. Junior goalie Nicholas Giordano (East Northport/Commack) registered seven saves.
Cortland took the lead in the ninth minute when Ormsby delivered a driving header from inside the six-yard box off a cross from the left by LaVallee. Oneonta tied the game in the 21st minute. After a Cortland foul just outside of the 18 at the left elbow, Martinez blasted a shot that deflected off a Cortland defender and past Young.
The host Red Dragons generated the first two chances in the second half, but LaVallee's one-time volley on a cross from the right was denied by Giordano in the 49th minute and Keller slid a shot just wide of the left post from the right side in the 54th minute. Less than two minutes later, Ventura gave Oneonta the lead, finishing off a cross from Cebollero at the far post with a header.
The lead stood less than 10 minutes. In the 66th minute, LaVallee was taken down in the box and converted the awarded penalty kick. Keller scored the game winner in the 78th minute. Tunas carried deep down the right side and slipped a pass back into the box where Keller one-timed a shot past Giordano for a 3-2 lead. Two minutes later, Young made a diving save on a 20-yard loose-ball shot by Cebollero to keep Cortland in front, and LaVallee added an insurance goal in the 83rd minute with a shot inside the right post as Ormsby and Lanzetta assisted.
Cortland 4, Oneonta 2
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists):
Cortland: Cam LaVallee 2-1, Migell Ormsby 1-1, Jake Keller 1-0, Miguel Tunas 0-1, Michael Lanzetta 0-1
Oneonta: Carlos Martinez 1-0, Roberto Ventura 1-0, Justin Cebollero 0-1
Halftime: Cortland 1, Oneonta 1
Shots: Cortland 19, Oneonta 10
Corner Kicks: Cortland 10, Oneonta 2
Fouls: Oneonta 22, Cortland 19
Saves: Nicholas Giordano (Oneonta) 7 (4 GA in 70:00); Connor Young (Cortland) 5 (2 GA in 90:00)
Record after game: Cortland (Red Dragons) 7-1, 1-0 SUNYAC (ranked 13th in Div. III); Oneonta (Red Dragons) 4-1-1, 0-1 SUNYAC (ranked 7th in Div. III)
