The Onondaga Community College men's soccer team stepped outside its respective division on Wednesday as the Lazers fell 2-0 to Division I and nationally-ranked Monroe Community College in Rochester.
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With the loss, the Lazers move to 10-6 overall while the No. 15 Tribunes improve to 11-4-1 on the season.
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Onondaga would hold one of the nation's top-ranked offenses scoreless for much of the first half until the Tribunes were able to score the go-ahead goal in the 43rd minute.
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Monroe would record another goal late in the final half en route to a 2-0 win.
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Jeff Valencia started in net for the Lazers are was saddled with the loss after making three saves.
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Nate Waite led Onondaga with three shots while
Joey Amato took two shots in all.Â
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The Lazers will wrap up the road portion of their schedule at 3 p.m. on Saturday when they square-off with Hudson Valley Community College in Troy.
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