Canton, NY – Freshman Ronald Zavala stopped eight of the nine shots he faced after intermission, but the SUNY Canton men's soccer team fell 4-0 to Plattsburgh State in non-conference action on Tuesday.

THE BASICS

• Result: Plattsburgh State 4, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
• Records:  Plattsburgh State (7-6-2) | SUNY Canton (5-10-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals wasted no time getting on the board in the 7th minute. Andrew Braverman played a nice pass to Brian Coughlan in the middle. He quickly beat a defender dribbling to his left and fired a left-footed shot into the top left for the early lead.
• Less than two minutes later Couglan had another great scoring chance but Owen Kwong stopped his shot from point-blank range.
• Coughlan added his second tally of the game scoring in the 14th minute off a free kick from long range finishing into the top left corner once again.
• Plattsburgh tacked on a third goal in the 23rd minute when Juan Velez's shot from 20 yards out redirected off a Canton defender as the momentum of the shot carried it into the goal.
• The Cardinals held an 8-1 shots on goal advantage taking a three-goal lead to intermission.
• Coughlan completed the hat trick with a penalty kick goal in the 83rd minute.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Coughlan led the Cardinals with three goals, while Velez tallied one.
• Joey Johnston, Michael Gavette and Hunter LaValley had shots on goals for the Roos.
• The Cardinals held the upper hand in shots (28-6), shots on goal (17-3) and corner kicks (5-0).
• Kwong made four saves in the first half allowing three goals, while Zavala turned aside eight shots surrendering one goal after intermission.
• Teddy Healy made three saves in the shutout for the Cardinals.  

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action when they host SUNY Delhi on Saturday at 1 p.m. for Senior Day.
   
 
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.