CANTON, N.Y.- A last second game winning goal from senior forward Ritchie Hetherington (Falkirk, Scotland/Herkimer C.C.) lifted the SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (3-0) over SUNY Canton (0-2-1) Tuesday evening 2-1. Hetherington finished with a goal and an assist on the night, while junior midfielder Jorge Ferrer (Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger) scoring the first goal for the Bears.
 
Potsdam and Canton battled through the first 45 minutes of play with the Bears holding the slight advantage in shots 6-2. Roo junior goalie Mouhammed Thiam had two saves, while Bear sophomore goalie Jakeb Mitchell (Brockport, N.Y./Brockport) went untested. The score remained unchanged and the teams took the tie contest into halftime.
 
The Bears opened the scoring in the second half, despite a diving effort from Thiam with a header from Ferrer and an assist from Hetherington at the 53:42 minute mark. Potsdam stayed on the attack with four shots with Thiam making another three stops before Canton got on the board at 79:23 following a corner kick from Kyle Smith. The ball bounced around inside the box before Nick Magliano got a foot on it and the ball trickled across the goal line. With 10 minutes to go, play picked up on both sides of the ball with shots 3-2 in favor of the Bears. At the 86:19 minute mark, Canton was awarded a free kick just outside the box, in front of the goal after a Potsdam foul. Smith took the shot, but it was high with 46 seconds and the clock counting down. Mitchell kicked the ball to midfield where it was picked up by the Bears. Roos' defense pressured Potsdam, but Hetherington picked up the loose ball and fired it toward the net for a last-ditch effort and the ball found the back of the net for the last second game winning goal.
 
Thiam finished with seven saves in the loss. The Bears held the advantage in corner kicks, 7-2 and in shots, 16-6.
 
Potsdam will be back in action Friday at 4 p.m. when the Bears travel to Sage Colleges.