Morrisville, NY – Jacob Deuel and Ellis Sanchez scored second half goals five minutes apart to lift the SUNY Canton men's soccer team to a 2-1 come-from-behind win against host Morrisville State in non-league action on Wednesday.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 2, Morrisville State 1
• Location: Drake Field – Morrisville, NY
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-5-1) | Morrisville State (4-7-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mustangs got on the board first roughly midway through the opening half. The Morrisville defense fed a ball up to Mohamed Sy and he made a great individual effort slicing his way between a pair of Canton defenders in front of goal. Sy fired a quick, low shot into the left corner of goal to beat Canton keeper Tyler Petersen for the early lead.
• Shots on goal were even at two apiece in the opening 45 minutes but Morrisville took a 1-0 lead on the scoreboard into intermission.
• The Roos evened the score at one apiece in the 62nd minute. Jason Hernandez played a ball out of the back up the left sideline to Agustin Nunez. He settled the ball waiting for forwards to make their runs forward. Nunez delivered a ball to Deuel at the far post who redirected a head back across the face of goal and past Mustang keeper Caleb Lucero.
• Less than five minutes later Canton was on the attack again. Martin Torales executed a nice give-and-go with Jason Hernandez as Torales fed a through ball to get Nunez in behind the defense. Nunez then found Sanchez on a beautiful centering pass as the senior captain buried his team-leading seventh goal of the season on a one-time shot past Lucero.
• The second goal proved to be all the Roos would need as Tyler Petersen finished with four second half saves to preserve the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Sanchez's goal is his seventh of the season and 12th of his career. Deuel's score is his first of the season and the second of his career.
• Sy's tally for Morrisville was his fourth of the season.
• Petersen finished with five saves to improve to 2-1 in goal on the season. Lucero made four saves for the Mustangs.
• Shots on goal were even at 6-6, while the Roos held the upper hand in corner kicks, 5-3.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos travel to Maine for a weekend North Atlantic Conference (NAC) series. SUNY Canton is set to visit Hussonon Saturday at 1:30 p.m. followed by a Sunday matchup at Maine Presque Isle at 2:30 p.m.  
 


About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.