Box Score

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Matt Koziol scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute off a penalty kick and the Rensselaer men's soccer team (6-3-1, 2-1-0 Liberty League) defeated RIT (6-4-0, 1-2-0 Liberty League) 1-0 in Liberty League action from Tiger Stadium.

RIT held an 11-10 shot advantage. The Tigers took six corner kicks to three for the Engineers. Rob Dewald picked up the win for the Engineers, making five saves. Sean Conway takes the loss for RIT, allowing one goal and making four saves.

Neither team generated many scoring chances in the first half. John Kaddo sent a ball into the RPI zone off a free kick midway through the half that was headed away by an Engineers defender.

With three minutes to play in the first half, Sean Coots saved a ball off the line off a Rensselaer corner kick that kept the game scoreless.

RIT had chances early in the second half, Danny Bloshkin fired a shot just over the cross-bar, and Geneo Rocc had a shot with 26 minutes to play that Dewald dove to save.

Rensselaer had a great chance with 20 minutes to play when Joey Eilert sent a ball into the RIT penalty area. Koziol headed the ball that just missed the crossbar.

In the 75th minute RIT committed a foul inside their own box off a free kick by the Engineers. Koziol converted the kick, giving the Engineers a 1-0 lead.

RIT generated some good chances late in the game. Coots had possession of the ball inside the Rensselaer box off of a nice build up by the Tigers. He went down inside the box by an Engineers defender, but no call was made.

Rensselaer was able to kill the rest of the clock and hold on to the 1-0 win.