CANTON, N.Y. – The SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (1-3-2) battled with St. Lawrence University (4-2-0) for 85 minutes before the Saints secured the 1-0 victory. Senior goalkeeper Conor Callan (Piermont, N.Y./Tappan Zee) recorded three saves during the contest.
 
The Bears had four shots during the first half. Freshman forward Austin Hutchins (Oriskany Falls, N.Y./Waterville) took a shot on the St. Lawrence University goalie Ben Woelfinger with five minutes to go in the first half. Woelfinger stopped that shot, his only save of the opening half. Callan had two saves in the opening 45 minutes to keep the game scoreless at the break.
 
Coming out of the break, sophomore midfielder Rafael Castro (Cartagena, Colombia/Longwood) fired a shot on goal in the 56th minute that was scooped up by Woelfinger. About five minutes later, freshman midfielder Owen Santos (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) had another scoring opportunity, but was frustrated yet again. The Saints finally made an advance at 85:17 when senior Robert Reynolds scored off an assist from Marvin Sibanda. Rafael Castro had one more scoring chance with four minutes left in the second half, however the shot went wide of the net, sealing the victory for the Saints.
 
Woelfinger finished the contest with three saves for the shutout. The Saints outshot the Bears 19-8, with both teams taking three corner kicks apiece.
 
The Bears are back home on Monday, September 20, where they will resume competition against Route 11 rival SUNY Canton at 7 p.m.