Matt Belardi dribbles upfield during the first half Friday vs. Oswego. His goal in OT lifted the Blue Devils to a 1-0 win. OBSERVER Photo by Ron Szot.

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Matt Belardi scored 2:40 into overtime to lift Fredonia State past Oswego, 1-0, in SUNYAC men’s soccer Friday at University Stadium.

Belardi raced upfield and headed a wide cross from Cole Teelin. The ball rattled into the upper left corner of the net past Oswego goalkeeper Brian Terra.

It was Belardi’s first goal of the season and his third over the past two seasons, all of them game-winners.

By winning, the Blue Devils kept their SUNYAC playoff chances alive. They are 2-4-2 in the conference, good for seven points, heading into the regular-season finale against 1 p.m. Saturday vs. Cortland at University Stadium. They are two points back of Brockport for the sixth and final playoff spot. Geneseo, with six points, is three points back.

Brockport visits Geneseo on Saturday to close out its regular season. The Blue Devils will need to win and have Geneseo defeat Brockport in order to earn the sixth seed.

The Blue Devils, 6-7-4 overall, outshot Oswego 13-9 on Friday, while the Lakers (9-6-1 overall, 4-3-1 SUNYAC) had a 7-5 advantage in corner kicks.

Fredonia State had three excellent scoring chances in the first half, only to come up empty against Terra, who finished with five saves. The first missed chance came early, a Blue Devil shot wide of an open net. Terra later stopped two penalty kicks, in the sixth and 44th minutes, plus a rebound from point-blank range.

Blue Devil goalkeeper Ty Bentham wasn’t tested as severely yet was still a picture of consistency while earning his third shutout of the season and his 15th as a collegian. He was credited with five saves.

Fredonia women rally for 2-1 win at Oswego

OSWEGO — Fredonia State women’s soccer entered the weekend in control of its own fate to make the SUNYAC Tournament. That scenario still exists following a 2-1 road win Friday over Oswego.

A goal by Nina Doyle in the 47th minute provided the winning margin as the Blue Devils improved to 6-8-2 overall and 3-3-2 in the conference, good for 11 points and fifth place.

A win Saturday at Cortland guarantees the Blue Devils a spot in the six-team conference tournament. Anything short of that and things get dicey. They are among five teams vying for the last three spots in the bracket. The five teams are separated by four points.

Down 1-0 early on a goal by Oswego’s Maggie Riordan, the Blue Devils pulled even on a goal by Sophie Richiusa in the 35th minute. It was Richiusa’s third goal of the season, with Sydney Tanner assisting.

Gabby Alston assisted on Doyle’s goal, also her third of the season and her first game-winner as a collegian.

Sabrina Suriani was in goal for the Blue Devils and was credited with three saves.

The Blue Devils controlled the tempo of the game and took 24 shots, second-most in a game this season and the most since taking 30 shots on Sept. 18 vs. Medaille.