Canton, NY – Senior Owen Kwong had a strong outing in net stopping eight shots, but the SUNY Canton men's soccer team dropped a 2-0 decision to visiting SUNY Poly in a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) game on Wednesday evening.

THE BASICS

• Result: SUNY Poly 2, SUNY Canton 0
• Location: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
• Records:  SUNY Poly (4-4-0, 2-0-0 NAC) | SUNY Canton (2-6-1, 0-2-1 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kwong was impressive in the opening half for the Roos making numerous saves from point blank range. The senior keeper made two consecutive saves on laser shots over a two minute stretch.
• With less than a minute left in the opening half the Wildcats broke through as Edgar Gomez scored on a one touch volley off a cross from Abus Mohamed.
• SUNY Poly held a 5-2 shots on goal advantage in the opening half taking a 1-0 lead into intermission.
• The Wildcats doubled their lead at the 68 minute mark when Jael Casimir and Jhonny Theze connected on a quick 1-2 pass as Theze fed Abus Mohamed Ali in on the break as he beat Kwong.
• With 16 minutes remaining Brennan Harmer had a nice shot that was turned aside by Poly keeper Ryan Primus.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• SUNY Poly had the upper hand in shots on goal (10-4) and corner kicks (8-5).
• Chris Escobar, Jason Hernandez, Eric Randall and Harmer had one shot on goal each for Canton.
• Primus made four saves in the shutout for the Wildcats, while Kwong stopped four shots in each half for the Roos.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos are back in action on Monday when they visit VTSU Castleton at 5 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.