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ALFRED, NY—Senior Nicholas Poindexter (Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, NY/Cornwall) came through in the clutch to lift the Alfred University Saxons (3-1-0, E8 0-0-0) to victory, 3-2, against Hilbert College in Alfred, NY Wednesday evening.
 
Poindexter headed in the game winning goal at the 83^rd minute mark on a long high cross from sophomore Miguel Reyes (Valencia, Venezuela/Franklinville).
 
The Saxons dominated possession of the ball in the first half, but were unsuccessful on most opportunities to put their shots on goal. In only the first ten minutes of the game, AU shot six times, but were unable to put a shot on goal.  Finally in the 13^th minutes sophomore Jesse Lichtman  (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac) put the ball between the posts, but the shot was parried away by the Hawks' keeper, Ryan Valentine.
 
Nearly thirty minutes later, the Saxons' persistence paid off. Junior Graeme Corrigan (Troy, NY/Troy) received a hard pass from freshman Adam Taylor (Newton, NJ/Sussex County Technical) and flicked the ball with excessive spin over the opposing keepers head into the lower corner of the net to give AU to the 1-0 advantage heading into the half.
 
 The Hawks opened the second half on a high note to grab momentum from the surging Saxons by scoring in the 50^th minute. Johnathan Davison took advantage of a defensive miscue and wrapped a shot around the diving AU keeper to deadlock the game, 1-1.  Following the goal, a stretch of physical play ruled the game until Davison struck with another goal. This time he received a header from teammate Tyler Eister in the box and flicked the ball with his head over AU's goalie to grab the lead, 2-1.
 
After the second goal for Hilbert, the Saxons dominated ownership of the ball, forcing seven corner kicks and five shots in a fourteen minute span. Finally, junior Richard Lander (Narrowsburg, NY/Sullivan West) tied the game again taking advantage of a rebound off the sliding keeper's hip and crushed the ball into the goal. 
 
With the end of the game in sight, the Saxons pushed the tempo, refusing to settle for a draw. In the 83^rd minute, Poindexter strode into the box and sharply headed the ball past the diving keeper to grab the lead and eventually the game.
 
AU held the advantage in shots (38-7), shots on goal (17-5), and corners (17-0). Senior Matthew Unick (Warwick, NY/Warwick) started in goal for the Saxons, playing sixty minutes making one stop.  Sophomore Christopher Gutierrez (Holbrook NY/Sachem East) played the remaining thirty minutes, holding the Hawks scoreless on two saves. Valentine played in goal for Hilbert, stopping 14 shots on goal.
 
The Saxons look to continue their success at home on Saturday when they take on Westminster College (PA) at Yunevich Stadium at 5pm.