Brockport senior midfielder Christian Tychostup (Mayfield, NY/Mayfield) eventually broke Fredonia's defense and scored the game-winning goal in the 107th minute. Six minutes into the game's second overtime, Brockport threw the ball in, but a Fredonia player headed it away from the goal. The ball came back to Tychostup, who shot it against the far post for his fourth goal of the season and the Eagles entry into the SUNYAC Championship match Saturday, Nov. 6.
Tychostup had the following to say to Sports Information about his goal:
"This goal is right up there with the best goals in my career at Brockport. To score in a double-overtime of the SUNYAC semifinals is huge. It was pure jubilation after my goal, I started running down the field, slid on my back and then the whole team jumped on top of me. You can't describe how good that feels."
Senior goalie Joe Marino (Rochester, NY/McQuaid) played his 11th shutout of the season, taking over Brockport's all-time single-season shutout title.
No. 3 Brockport (13-2-2 overall, 7-2 SUNYAC) defeated Cortland, 1-0, Saturday, Oct. 30 in the opening round of the tournament. The Eagles will defend their championship against No. 4 Plattsburgh (13-4-3, 6-3) at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 in Oneonta.
Plattsburgh took out top-ranked Oneonta Friday afternoon. The 2-2 tie went into double overtime before the Cardinals bested Oneonta 5-3 in the penalty-kick shootout.
The Eagles won the championship game last year against Plattsburgh. Brockport defeated the Cardinals 11-10 in penalty kicks. The only other time the two teams have met in the title game was in 2005, when the Cardinals won.
Brockport is 3-3 all-time in SUNYAC Championship games. Its three losses were all in the 2000s.
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