FREDONIA, NY – The Alfred University men's soccer team was on the road on Tuesday evening for an out of conference match against Fredonia. The Saxons (4-9, 0-2 Empire 8) were unable to get the offense rolling in a 2-0 loss to the Blue Devils.
Fredonia wasted no time grabbing the lead with a goal to go up 1-0 less than six minutes in.
Evan Merkey (Webster, NY / Webster Schroeder) was able to put a shot on target in the 21
st minute but that attempt was smothered by the Fredonia goal keeper.
At the end of the first half, AU trailed Fredonia by just one goal.
The second half began even quicker than the first with the Blue Devils adding a second goal, this time less than a minute in.
Frustration began to mount for AU as the second half played on and the offense continued to struggle.
The Saxons put a handful of shots on goal and had multiple corner kick opportunities throughout the second half but were unable to cash in.
"Tough loss to a very physical Fredonia team tonight," Head coach
Tracy Blake said. "We must be stronger as we move forward."
After this 2-0 road loss to the Blue Devils, the Saxons will get back into Empire 8 play this Saturday as they travel to Elmira College for a match beginning at 1PM.
