Lyndonville, VT – Agustin Nunez and Martin Torales each found the back of the net to lead the SUNY Canton men's soccer team to a 2-0 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) road win at NVU-Lyndon on Saturday.
 
With the win the Roos remain unbeaten at 2-0-0 in league play.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Canton 2, NVU-Lyndon 0
• Location: Varsity Field – Lyndonville, VT
• Records:  SUNY Canton (3-5-0, 2-0-0 NAC) | NVU-Lyndon (1-3-1, 0-3-0 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos got on the board first in the 27th minute. SUNY Canton played a nice give-and-go along the right sideline and Torales beat a Lyndon defender as he ripped a left-footed shot toward the near post for the early lead.
• Canton dominated shots 15-4 and owned a 5-2 shots on goal lead taking the one-goal advantage into intermission.
• The visitors continued to dominate play after halftime outshooting the Hornets 18-1 and 7-0 on goal.
• The Roos doubled their lead adding an important insurance goal in the 75th minute. After service out wide to Nunez on the right side the senior beat a defender toward the end line and fired a shot across the face of goal toward the far post for his fourth goal of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Owen Kwong backstopped the Roos with two saves over the first 72 minutes for his third win of the season. Ronald Zavala did not face a shot on target over the final 18 minutes.
• Brett Roy turned aside 10 shots in defeat for Lyndon.
• Dylan Vanderpool led the Roos with four shots on goal.
• The score is the second of the season for Torales and fourth for Nunez.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos have a quick turnaround as they continue conference play on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Maine Farmington.  
 
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.