Canton, NY – SUNY Canton scored four goals in a 10-minute span in the second half to earn a 5-0 win against visiting Paul Smith's College on Tuesday.
 
In a first half dominated by the Roos, the hosts finally broke through in the 43rd minute. Omar Qadiri, who had just entered the game on the corner kick, delivered his second goal of the season after Maurizio Paniconi found him off a pass from the right corner. The Roos held a 9-3 shots and 3-1 shots on goal advantage in the opening half.
 
The Roos (8-8-1) erupted for four second half goals in less than a 10-minute span. Mourtada Diop netted his first career goal off a loose ball from a Kyle Smith corner kick. SUNY Canton extended the lead to 3-0 just 31 seconds later as Demba Ba made a beautiful individual effort down the right sideline and beat Paul Smith's goalkeeper Thatcher Morrison from a tight angle.  
Marc Ramirez added to the scoring in the 58th minute when he sat on the doorstep and put home a rebound off an initial shot by Smith that was turned aside by Morrison. Erdous Lebron closed out the scoring two minutes later when Josh Geller started the buildup picking off a pass and found Smith. The junior showed great unselfish play by leaving a drop-off pass to Lebron who finished into the left corner for the 5-0 final.
 
Austin Lamay, Connor Campbell and Mouhammed Thiam combined for a three save shutout as Lamay got the start over the opening 40 minutes, followed by 40 minutes from Campbell with Thiam covering the last nine plus minutes. Morrison made eight saves for the Bobcats (6-8-0).
 

The Roos honored senior goalkeepers Austin Lamay and Connor Campbell in a halftime ceremony.
 
The men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Saturday at 3 p.m. when it takes on Finlandia University in the American Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) Tournament. The tournament is hosted by the University of Valley Forge and games will be played at Phoenixville Area High School. Stay up to date with the latest news directly from the SUNY Canton Athletics department by "liking" us on Facebook and "following" our Twitter, Instagram and YouTube accounts.

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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service and recently received number one rankings in library resources, library services and tutoring services in the SUNY Student Opinion Survey. The college's faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 13 exclusively online degrees. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and are conference members of the newly formed American Collegiate Athletic Association.