CORTLAND, N.Y.—SUNY Cortland (11-2-1, 6-0 SUNYAC) defeated the SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (6-7-2, 2-3-1) 5-1 in Cortland on Saturday afternoon. Junior forward
Jayson Viola (Harrison, N.Y./Harrison) scored for the Bears.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- There weren't many shots early on, but the Red Dragons scored on their second attempt.
- At 23:43, Diego Rivera put Cortland up 1-0 with an assist from Aidan Miller.
- The Red Dragons struck again at 32:36. Jack Pachla scored on a feed from Shay Daly.
- Viola got the Bears on the board with a helper from senior midfielder Jake Trubia (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) at 41:48. The score was unchanged at the break.
- Cortland regained its two-goal lead at 63:40 as Owen Brant scored on an assist from Dylan Pederson.
- Bruno Baez made it 4-1 at 68:24. Sebastian Olego picked up the assist.
- Brody Trim closed the scoring at 87:00 with an assist from Matteo Kanakaris.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Bears junior goalie James Kelm (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy) made 12 saves.
- Jordan Ott picked up the win for Cortland without a save in the first 67:41. Matt Lourenco didn't face a shot in the last 22:19.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears head to SUNY Canton for a 6 p.m. SUNYAC contest on Wednesday.
