Monday, November 2, 2026 | Results from Sunday, November 1
Extra time settled two local games Sunday: the Utica Comets won a shootout against the Hamilton Hammers, while New Hartford’s girls soccer team earned an overtime victory over Jamesville-DeWitt.
Comets 3, Hamilton Hammers 2 (shootout)
Utica needed five shootout rounds to turn a strong afternoon of pressure into a win Sunday. Topias Vilen beat Josh Kotai in the decisive round, and Ryan Healey’s reply struck the goal frame. The result left the Comets at 6–2–0–0 and Hamilton at 3–7–0–2, according to Hamilton’s official report.
How the game unfolded
Hamilton led after the first period despite being outshot 13–3. Kotai kept Utica scoreless, and the Hammers later survived a two-man disadvantage. White finally brought the Comets level in the second. Hamilton’s Cameron Berg hit the crossbar early in the third before Steeves put Utica ahead on the power play. Larson’s late equalizer forced overtime; Bear’s setup was his 100th career AHL assist, Hamilton reported.
The Comets’ recap describes White’s goal as the finish to a scramble after Xavier Parent hit a post and Stefan Noesen found White near the net. Steeves later redirected Parent’s pass at the crease. At the other end, Ethan Bear’s long pass sent Larson behind the defense for the tying goal.
Scoring timeline
| Period / elapsed time | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st, 2:43 | Matt Luff, Hamilton | Ryan Healey, Max Ellis | Hamilton 1–0 |
| 2nd, 14:39 | Colin White, Utica | Stefan Noesen, Xavier Parent | 1–1 |
| 3rd, 13:34 | Ben Steeves, Utica (power play) | Xavier Parent, Colin White | Utica 2–1 |
| 3rd, 16:56 | Joey Larson, Hamilton | Ethan Bear, Matt Luff | 2–2 |
| Shootout, round 5 | Topias Vilen, Utica | Decisive attempt | Utica wins 3–2 |
Regulation scoring: game scoring summary, checked against the teams’ recaps. Shootout goals do not count toward individual goal totals.
Overtime and shootout
Jakub Malek stopped both Hamilton shots in overtime; Utica had none, according to the Comets. The teams remained tied until Vilen’s fifth-round finish and Healey’s miss. The official recaps differ on the sequence of earlier shootout attempts, so those rounds are not listed here.
Key numbers
- Power play: Utica 1-for-4; Hamilton 0-for-3.
- Penalty kill: Utica 3-for-3; Hamilton 3-for-4.
- Utica scoring leaders: White, one goal and one assist; Parent, two assists.
- Hamilton scoring leader: Luff, one goal and one assist.
- Malek: Nine saves on 11 shots, as reported by Hamilton.
- Kotai: Hamilton credits him with 35 saves on 37 shots.
Stat note: Utica’s recap lists shots at 38–11, while Hamilton’s goaltending line lists 37 Utica shots. The independent scoring summary also displays both totals in different fields. That one-shot discrepancy remains unresolved; no save percentage is calculated here.
Next: Utica hosts Syracuse on Friday, November 6, at 7 p.m. EST, per the Comets.
New Hartford girls soccer 1, Jamesville-DeWitt 0 (overtime)
New Hartford kept Jamesville-DeWitt scoreless and won in overtime Sunday, according to the MaxPreps team-report recap. The result gave the Spartans their third consecutive victory. The school’s athletics calendar also listed the November 1 matchup.
This is a short roundup of confirmed results, not a complete area scoreboard. Additional scores are omitted where final results could not be verified.
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