GENESEO, N.Y.- The SUNY Geneseo Men's Soccer Team earned a 1-0 victory against the Rochester Institute of Technology Tigers (4-6) on Wednesday afternoon to improve to (6-2-3) on the season.  

HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• Fifth-year defender Jake DePaoli fired a long-distance shot in the 22nd minute but was caught by the RIT goalkeeper.  

• Senior captain Joe Vogt attempted a header in the 42nd minute but was denied by the Tigers, keeping the score level.  

• Vogt produced another shot on goal from his head in the 48th minute from a crossed-in freekick by DePaoli.  

• A long throw-in from senior defender Benjamin Sanchez found senior midfielder Vasion Sinjari in the box. Sinjari squared the ball across the box to sophomore midfielder Owen Burke, who slipped the ball past the goalkeeper bottom right for a Geneseo goal in the 59th minute.  

• Geneseo was able to defend off RIT's late push and came out with a home out-of-conference victory.  

QUICK FACTS:  

• The Knights outshot the Tigers, 10-9, recording four shots on target while holding RIT to three.  

• Senior goalkeeper Vincent Maronski played all 90 minutes in the net and recorded three saves.  

• Geneseo now holds a record of (22-29-3) all-time against RIT in 54 matches played.  

WHAT'S NEXT:  

The Knights (6-2-3) will travel to Elmira to take on the Soaring Eagles (3-5-3) on Saturday, October 12th, at 1 p.m.