Thanks to Fredonia’s Andrew Cowan and Jamestown’s Evan Maloney, all 13 shots on net were stymied in Monday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division I boys soccer match that amounted to a 0-0 draw after two overtime periods concluded.

“I thought we had our opportunities. I thought in the overtime, we had a lot of the run of the play,” Fredonia head coach Jim Rush said. “But we have to bury them.”

Despite a 3-0 Fredonia win earlier this season, Jamestown was not overmatched at all on Monday, especially with Maloney back in net. He missed the earlier contest this season due to injury.

“It was nice to play at this level with them tonight,” said Jamestown head coach Bonnie Schnars. “This was a good game for us. I feel like the boys needed this tonight.”

Fredonia’s Mason Tomaszewski gets his head on the ball during Monday’s Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division I matchup against Jamestown at SUNY Fredonia. OBSERVER Photo by Ashleigh Brown

Fredonia (4-3-2, 3-2-1) brought a winning record into Monday’s game, clearly in third place in the league through eight contests, despite only eight goals on the season. Five of those eight goals belonged to R.J. Koopman, and Jamestown (3-7-1, 1-4-1) was well aware of that fact. Koopman was marked throughout the entire game by Cameron Burgess and had very little room to operate.

“We knew that, coming into this, (Koopman) needed to be marked. He was the threat,” Schnars said. “We’ve been utilizing (Burgess) a lot for one-on-one stuff like that. He does a really good job.”

Both teams had their chances to score Monday, but the team that felt closest to capitalizing was Fredonia. The Hillbillies played with consistent pressure, especially in the first half and in the extra frames. Fredonia had corner kick after corner kick seemingly all night long, but each time, Jamestown’s defense answered the call.

“We’ve been talking about that, honestly, our problem with giving up corners,” Schnars said. “It’s dangerous, you shouldn’t give up that many corners in a game.”

Monday, however, Jamestown escaped unscathed.

Jamestown had fewer chances off set plays or corner kicks than Fredonia, but ended up with one more shot on goal than Fredonia. Of the seven saves Cowan was forced to make, the biggest came with just under seven minutes remaining in the opening period. Joseph Armeli broke free from the Fredonia defense and had a clear one-on-one opportunity with Cowan, but Fredonia’s keeper made a huge save to keep the game scoreless.

“We count on him to make one save a half like that,” Rush said. “He’s played well for us. … Andrew is our last line of defense, and we have confidence in him. He’s a three-year starter. He does a really good job. He’s got confidence in his back line and you can see that they are comfortable with each other.”

Monday was Jamestown’s first overtime contest of the season, and Schnars joked after escaping with a draw, “I guess we’re good in overtime. We are a little tired, but we’ll take it.”

Rush added, “It was a well-played game by both teams. It was back and forth, and each team had their opportunities. It was well-played, and that’s all you can ask for.”

Despite the scoreless output offensively, Monday was the sixth time Fredonia held an opponent scoreless this season. Those six shutouts have resulted in four wins and two draws.

“This is a team that I never question their work ethic. They’ve done really, really well. They are working hard and they will continue to work hard,” Rush said. “I think at some point, the wall will come down, but you can’t be upset with six clean sheets. We’ve just got to put the ball in the net.”

Fredonia now looks forward to Dunkirk on Wednesday night at 7 p.m., at Karl Hoeppner Field. Jamestown hosts Allegany-Limestone that same day.

“It’s a rivalry game. We try to say we take each game the same, but we know it’s a rivalry game,” Rush said of playing Dunkirk. “… I think both sides are looking forward to it. We’ll see what happens. It should be a good atmosphere.”