SUNY Oneonta moves on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 1-0 defeat of Farmingdale State this afternoon, played at William Smith Colleges' Cozzens Field. Sophomore Jessica Lyden (Burnt Hills/Burnt Hills) scored in the 62nd minute lifting the Red Dragons to victory. Oneonta will meet third-ranked William Smith, a 5-0 winner over Cabrini, at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17.
 
Oneonta (13-4-3) held a distinct advantage on corner kicks, 11-3, and notched the match's only goal on one of those plays. Senior Amanda Regensburger (Selden/Newfield) served the ball from the right corner marker and bent it in on goal. The Rams' keeper Breanna Blair was able to punch the ball out of traffic, but not far enough as the rebound landed right at the feet of Lyden, who blasted it home from about 8 yards out for her sixth goal of the season.
 
Shots were fairly even in the first half, 5-3 in favor of Oneonta, but the Red Dragons asserted themselves in the second half, earning a 7-2 advantage. While the two teams combined to put five shots on goal in the opening 45 minutes, none were a serious scoring threat. After the break, the chances increased, but only marginally.
 
The Rams (13-10-0) best scoring chance came in the 88th minute but was thwarted by the combination of Oneonta keeper Rori Stark (Brewster/Brewster) and the crossbar. Junior Mary Armstrong broke in for a tough angle try against Stark, who was able to get enough of her hand on the shot to push it off the crossbar and cleared out by the Red Dragon defense.
 
Stark made four saves while her counterpart Blair made seven saves.
 
William Smith and Oneonta have played five times over the past decade with the Herons holding a 3-1-1 lead. Tomorrow's second round match will be the first meeting between the squads since Nov. 20, 2010, when William Smith scored a 2-1 win on Cozzens Field in the third round of the NCAA tournament