Canton, NY – The Roos generated multiple quality scoring opportunities but a pair of first-half goals just over seven minutes apart lifted visiting Russell Sage Colleges to a 2-0 win v. the SUNY Canton men's soccer team in a non-league game on Tuesday evening.
THE BASICS
- Result: Russell Sage 2, SUNY Canton 0
- Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
- Records: Russell Sage (3-1-1) | SUNY Canton (1-3-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Roos had a couple of quality scoring chances early on. In the sixth minute Agustin Nunez's shot was saved by Sage goalkeeper Tyler Brennan.
- SUNY Canton's best chance of the opening half came when Martin Torales found Pedro DeSouza and his shot from just outside the box deflected off a defender and off the crossbar. Brendan Labbe got a head on the rebound but his shot went just wide right.
- Sage broke the scoreless tie in the 32nd minute when a Sage player played a through ball. A Roo defender looked to dive and clear the ball but it deflected into the open net for an own goal.
- The Gators double their lead late in the 39th minute. Christian Vaalstuen played a pass back to Allan Gonzalez who unloaded an absolute rocket into the top left corner passed a diving Kwong from well outside the box.
- Each team posted three shots on goal in the second half but the goalkeepers were up to the task combining to turn aside all six shots.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Owen Kwong made four shots over the first 63:50, while Jason Meneses stopped the only shot he faced over the final 26:10
- Tyler Brennan made two saves in the opening 61:25 to pick up the win, while Nolan Murphy saved a pair of shots over the final 28:35.
- DeSouza, Nunez, Labbe and Dylan Vanderpool registered one shot on target each for the Roos.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's soccer team returns to play on Saturday when they visit SUNY Cobleskill at 3:30 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.
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