POTSDAM, N.Y.—Junior forward
Logan Bush (Newcomb, N.Y./Newcomb) scored in the 84th minute to give the SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (6-5-2, 2-2-1 SUNYAC) a crucial 1-1 tie with SUNY Morrisville (2-7-2, 0-2-2) on Saturday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bears outshot the Mustangs 8-6 in the scoreless first half. Potsdam senior goalie Sam Allen (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) had two stops and Morrisville senior keeper Jonathan Tolpa (Holland Patent, N.Y./Holland Patent) made one save.
- With 38 minutes left in the contest, Mustangs sophomore midfielder Sam Lurvey (Auburn, N.Y./Manlius Pebble Hill) had a breakaway, but Allen charged out to stonewall him.
- With just over 30 minutes left, Bears senior captain Luke Tytler (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney) headed a free kick toward the net, but Tolpa tipped it over the crossbar to keep the game scoreless.
- Morrisville finally broke through at 75:46. Senior defender Vakaba Cissse (Bronx, N.Y./Mount Saint Michael Academy) received a pass from sophomore midfielder Eamon Griffin (New Hyde Park, N.Y./New Hyde Park Memorial). Cisse then gave it back and Griffin buried it into the left corner of the net from the top of the box.
- Potsdam made a late push and was able to capitalize. The Bears were awarded a free kick at 83:53. Just over 20 seconds later, sophomore midfielder Neptaly Castro (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) knocked the ball to Tyler who found Bush at the left side of the net for the equalizer.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- The Bears outshot Morrisville 21-11 and had a 6-3 advantage in corner kicks.
- Allen finished with three saves and Tolpa had four.
- Potsdam is now 3-4-2 in the all-time series.
SENIOR DAY
- Prior to the start of the contest, the Bears honored seniors Allen, Josue Escobar (Port Washington, N.Y./Paul D. Schriever), Alex Marciarello (Brewerton, N.Y./Paul V. Moore), Matthew Mapes (Fort Drum, N.Y./Carthage), Kyan Mathieu (East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora), Jake Trubia (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) and Tytler.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears head across town to face Clarkson University at 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
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