Canton, NY – Josh Geller posted two goals and an assist and Edward Malinoski, Jr. and Kyle Smith tallied a goal and assist each as the SUNY Canton men's soccer team earned a 6-0 win v. Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) action on Senior Day on Saturday.

Geller opened the scoring in the 27th minute redirecting a Kevin Velasquez free kick past Lyndon keeper Dennis Farnham III at the near post. Geller doubled the Roos lead 13 minutes later when he weaved through the Hornet defense finishing inside the left post. SUNY Canton outshot Lyndon 18-0 and 5-0 on goal taking a 2-0 lead into intermission.

The Roos (7-6-2, 4-1-0 NAC) extended the lead to three early in the second half off a Hornet goal kick when Smith headed a pass in to Malinoski who placed a shot past the charging Farnham. Canton's prettiest goal of the game came in the 70th minute when Malinoski played a cross from left to right and Justin Gardner back-heeled the ball to Will Austin whose shot hit went bar-down off the cross bar for his first collegiate goal.
 
Kyle Smith made it 5-0 in the 77th minute when he headed a pass from Geller's free kick off the left post and in. Ellis Sanchez completed the scoring seven minutes later when Kingsley Owusu found the head of Connor Bruyn who played Sanchez in on a breakaway as he finished far post.

Mouhammed Thiam and Tyelr Petersen combined for the shutout with Thiam playing the first 65 minutes and Petersen finishing the final 25. Neither keeper faced a shot on goal on the afternoon. Farnham III made three stops for the Hornets (1-11-0, 1-4-0 NAC).
 

The Roos honored their six graduating players: Edward Malinoski, Jr., Kyle Smith, Mouhammed Thiam, Josh Geller, Austin Brault and Kevin Velasquez in a pregame ceremony on Senior Day.
 
The men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Tuesday when it visits Plattsburgh State at 4 p.m. 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 16 online degree programs. The college's 15 athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. For more information, visit www.canton.edu.