MEADVILLE, Pa. -- The Allegheny College men's soccer team snapped a four-game losing streak on a sunny Tuesday afternoon at the Robertson Athletic Complex with a 2-2 draw against SUNY Geneseo.

Facing the Knights (1-0-1) for the first time in program history, the Gators (0-4-1) scored first in the 35th minute but were forced to rally for the equalizer in the late stages of the non-conference contest.

The game's first goal came off the foot of Will Gruca (Baden, Pa./Ambridge). The play began from the back line, as goalkeeper Cadan Bennett (Bowling Green, Ohio/Maumee Valley Country Day) cleared the ball with a long pass to Cam Kaminski (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) at the midfield stripe. Kaminski carried the ball deep into the attacking zone and found Gruca at the top of the box. After a quick touch to shake off a defender, Gruca fired a right-footed shot into the net.

SUNY Geneseo wasted little time before tying the game at 1-all. In the 37th minute, the Knights received a free kick just outside the 18-yard box. The first shot rang off the right post, but Eric Famularo was there to tap in the rebound. In the second half, the Knights took a 2-1 lead on an Ali Shabani tally in the 57th minute.

With just under five minutes left, three Gators had scoring opportunities. Following a Gruca free kick that pinballed off both posts, Aidan Dyga (Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny) and Kaminski each had a touch right on the goal line. To their dismay, neither broke the plane, as Geneseo keeper Vincent Maronski managed to save both.

The tying goal, scored at 87:06, also began with a Gruca free kick. This one was much deeper - taken from the midline - and his lengthy service into the penalty area was headed in by the 6-foot-3 Brady Napoleon (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon).

Inside the Box Score

• SUNY Geneseo finished with a slight lead in shots (21-to-19) and shots on goal (11-to-9).
• Both teams earned a pair of corner kicks.
• In his fourth start of the season in goal, Bennett made a game-high nine saves.
• Gruca led all scorers with three points (1g-1a).
• Napoleon scored Allegheny's tying goal.
• Kaminski added one assist for the Gator offense.
• Famularo and Shabani, who took a game-high six shots, each scored once for the Knights.

News and Notes

• Tuesday's tilt was the first-ever between Allegheny and SUNY Geneseo.
• The Gators logged season highs in shots (19), shots on goal (9), goals (2), and assists (2) against the Knights.
• Napoleon's goal was his team-leading second of the season.
• Gruca tied a single-game career-high with three points.

Up Next
Allegheny is back in action at home on Thursday, September 12, when the Gators host Oberlin College in a non-conference contest at 4:30 p.m.