Johnson, VT – Kyle Smith scored a pair of goals as the SUNY Canton men's soccer team earned a 5-0 road win v. NVU-Johnson in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Quarterfinals on Saturday.

With the win the Roos improve to 8-9-2 on the season and advance to the NAC Semifinals where they will take on top seed and tournament host Maine Maritime Academy. The Roos earned a 3-1 win v. the Mariners on September 22nd and are the only team to beat MMA in conference play.

SUNY Canton scored three times in less than an 11-minute span in the opening half. Austin Brault got the scoring started in the 31st minute off a pass from Evran Akman. Smith doubled the Canton lead eight minutes later off the setup from Kevin Velasquez. Four minutes before halftime Brett Anderson found Josh Geller to make it 3-0. The Roos held a 6-1 shots on goal advantage in the opening half.

Smith added his second goal of the game and ninth of the season in the 55th minute off a pass from Velasquez. Edward Malinoski netted his team-leading 11th goal of the season 14 minutes later for the 5-0 final.

Mouhammed Thiam made two saves in the shutout, while Gerrit Lane made six stops for the Badgers (10-7-0).

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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.