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HAMILTON, N.Y. ‘ The Â鶹¾«Æ· men’s soccer team dropped its third straight game and second straight in the Patriot League with a 1-0 overtime loss to the Bison of Bucknell.  Scott Visnic’s goal at 6:36 of the first overtime period gave Bucknell its second Patriot League win of the season.'xml:namespace prefix = o ns = 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office' />

Bucknell held the first half advantage, controlling most of the play and registering four shots on goal.   

Â鶹¾«Æ· came out strong in the second half controlling most of the play and registering some solid chances on net.  With 4:45 to play Eli Meyers (Pittsburgh, Pa.) sailed a shot just over the net after and excellent cross from Zach Stuppy (York, Maine).

The game went to overtime where Visnic took a through ball from Ori Adrabi and beat keeper Jon Brunell (Holden, Mass.) for the game-winner.

Brunell turned in a fine performance for Â鶹¾«Æ·, turning aside nine shots in the match.  Bucknell held the advantage in corners 11-5, and outshot the Raiders 20-9.

Â鶹¾«Æ·, who was shutout for the fifth time this season, drops to 0-2 in the Patriot League and 1-6-3 overall.  They will look for their first league win on Saturday, October 11 at 7 p.m. when Navy comes to Hamilton.