POTSDAM, N.Y.—The SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (2-1-1) scored three second half goals to defeat John Jay College (1-2) 3-1 on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• For the second day in a row, the visitors struck first. At 17:08, senior forward Damian Coronel (Queens, N.Y./Hillcrest) slipped a pass through the Bears defense and junior midfielder Daniel Rosa (Lisbon, Portugal/Colegio Santo Andre) launched a shot into the upper left corner of the net.
• Sophomore midfielder Jake Trubia (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) got the Bears even at 53:25 off a corner kick. Senior captain Zach Cunningham (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) started the play and freshman forward Leo Hector (Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East) sent a backwards bicycle kick towards the goal, where Trubia buried it.
• Just six minutes later, sophomore midfielder Luke Tytler (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) headed a pass from Cunningham off the crossbar in for a 2-1 lead.
• At 76:12, freshman forward Thomas Wendel (Mechanicville, N.Y./Mechanicville) fought his way through the Bloodhounds defense to give the Bears some insurance and make it 3-1.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The Bears outshot John Jay 15-3 and had an amazing 15-0 advantage in corners.
• Graduate student goalie Lucas Schiel (Bremen, Germany/Colegio Humboldt) earned the win without a save.
• Bloodhounds senior goalie Tyler Solis (Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale) made four saves.  
• The contest was the first ever meeting between the two teams.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears travel to Keuka College on Wednesday for a 4 p.m. contest. Potsdam is 2-2-3 all-time against the Wolves, including a 4-1 win at Keuka two years ago.