ONEONTA, N.Y.—Third-seeded SUNY Oneonta (13-1-2) defeated the sixth-seeded SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (8-9-2) 4-1 in the second round of the SUNYAC Tournament on Saturday morning. Sophomore forward
Andres Arce (White Plains, N.Y./White Plains) scored for the Bears.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Drew Lennon scored first for the Red Dragons at 30:58 with an assist from Elias Curran.
- Arce sent the Bears into the half even with a header at 42:21.
- Oneonta pulled away with three goals in the second half.
- Imari Harris finished a feed from Iyare Harris at 48:35 to put the hosts up for good.
- At 56:45, Iyare Harris scored his own goal with an assist from Zach Rabadi.
- Iyare Harris struck again at 69:15 with a helper from Nico Loaiza.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Junior goalie James Kelm (Chester, N.Y./Chester Academy) made seven saves for the Bears.
- James Cintron made two saves and allowed a goal in the first 72:05 to earn the win for Oneonta. Nico Osorio stopped two shots in the last 17:55.
SEASON WRAP UP
- This Fall, the Bears returned to the postseason for the first time since 2015, the sixth time in program history, and hosted a playoff game for the second time ever.
- With the 4-2 win over SUNY Delhi on Wednesday, Potsdam claimed its first postseason victory.
- The Bears eight overall victories and three conference wins are the most since the 2016 season.
- The contest marks the close of the careers of seniors Sam Allen (Syracuse, N.Y./Jamesville-DeWitt), 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 Luke Tytler (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney).
