NAZARETH KNOCKS OFF GENESEO IN OT, 2-1
Golden Flyers win season opener at Doug May Classic
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Sept. 1, 2006) – Freshman Philip Holmberg (pictured) scored off a direct kick with less than two minutes to play in the first overtime period Friday to lift Nazareth to a 2-1 men's soccer victory over Geneseo in the season opening game for both teams.

The victory came in the annual Doug May Classic hosted by RIT. It marked Nazareth's first win in a season-opening game since the 2000 season when the Golden Flyers defeated Buffalo State, 5-0. The Golden Flyers play again Saturday at RIT against Washington & Jefferson at 3 p.m.

"It's a good win against a good team," said Nazareth Coach Danny Gilbertson. "They had some better scoring chances, but I thought we possessed the ball better. It's a nice way to start the season."

After a Geneseo foul outside the penalty area, Holmberg, a Swedish exchange student playing in his first game, drilled the ensuing direct kick into the upper right corner of the goal to end the game with 1:43 left in the first 10-minute overtime.

Senior midfielder Scott Rigney gave Nazareth a 1-0 advantage in the first half as he scored on a header off a corner kick from the foot of Andrew Wirfel. Geneseo tied the score early in the second half on an unassistesd goal by Judah Manetta.

Geneseo had a 16-8 edge in shots and Nazareth goalie Alex Kilroy made nine saves.