CANTON, N.Y.—Junior forward
Thomas Wendel (Mechanicville, N.Y./Mechanicville) scored two goals to help the SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (7-7-2, 3-3-1 SUNYAC) to a 3-0 win at SUNYAC Canton (1-12-3, 0-5-2) on Wednesday night. The victory gives Potsdam a spot in the SUNYAC Tournament for the first time since 2015.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Junior defender Wiley Dawson-Beilby (Voorheesville, N.Y./Voorheesville) knocked home a loose ball in front of the net to put the Bears up 1-0 at 23:07.
- Bears junior goalie James Kelm (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy) had five saves at the break.
- Wendel buried a feed from senior captain Josue Escobar (Port Washington, N.Y./Paul D. Schrieber) to double the lead at 54:37.
- Wendel struck again at 73:46 to cement the victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- The Bears outshot the Roos 16-9 and had a 10-1 advantage in corner kicks.
- Kelm finished with seven saves in the first 77:17 to earn the win. Senior Sam Allen (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt) didn't face a shot in the last 12:43.
- Canton goalie Jason Vela stopped two shots.
- The goals were the 13th and 14th of his career, tying him for 10th on the program's all-time goals list with Chris Herdic '87
- The Bears playoff seed and game location have yet to be determined.
- It's the sixth SUNYAC Tournament appearance in program history and the fifth under 17th year head coach Adam Parker.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Potsdam hosts Oswego State on Saturday at 1 p.m. to close out the regular season.
