POTSDAM, N.Y.—Senior forward Meg Napoleon (Lyons, N.Y./Newark) scored two goals to help the SUNY Potsdam women's soccer team (5-1-1) to a 5-0 win over Paul Smith's College (3-2) on Friday evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Napoleon put the Bears up for good at the 27:56 mark. Senior defender Emma Wilson (Nesconset, N.Y./Sachem North) picked up the assist.
• Wilson then made it 2-0 with a helper from junior forward Adrianna Orlando (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) at 49:04.
• Wilson set up Napoleon again at 56:55 to extend the lead to three goals.
• At 74:35, senior forward Madison Wagner (Chittenango, N.Y./Chittenango) added an unassisted marker.
• Junior forward Morgan Williams (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) closed the scoring with an assist from sophomore forward Ava Murphy (Lisbon, N.Y./Lisbon) with just 11 seconds remaining.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Potsdam outshot Paul Smith's 31-2.
• Bears junior goalie Megan Fry (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder), junior Caroline Vines (Irondequoit, N.Y./Irondequoit) and sophomore Kalissa Young (Winthrop, N.Y./St. Lawrence Central) split the shutout without facing a shot.
• Bobcats junior goalie Peyton Hoffman (Ilion, N.Y./Central Valley Academy) stopped eight shots.
• The Bears are off to their best start since 2018 (7-1).
• Potsdam is 9-0 against the Bobcats in the all-time series dating back to a 6-0 Bears win at Paul Smith's on October 8, 1987.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears head to Syracuse on Tuesday to face Bryant and Stratton at 4 p.m.