Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Soccer team took on SUNY Poly at Kaplan Field on Wednesday night and defeated the Wildcats 1-0. Christopher Maggi (Franklin Square, N.Y.) scored the lone goal for the Knights.
The win moves Mount Saint Mary to 2-3-1 overall on the campaign, while dropping SUNY Poly to 2-2.
First Half
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The two sides were quiet for much of the opening half, before the Knights got on the board at the 32:16 mark.
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The Knights scored on a shot from Maggi, with an assist coming from Matt Wyant (Beacon, N.Y.).
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The shots were close to even on both sides, with Mount Saint Mary holding a slight 6-5 advantage.
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The Knights had three corner kicks in the first half, while the Wildcats had none.
Second Half
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The second half did not see any scoring, but not without plenty of shots, with the Knights holding an 8-5 advantage.
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Connor Doyle (New Windsor, N.Y.) fired a shot in the 56th minute, but it was knocked away by the Wildcats keeper Chase Coluccio.
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The 69th minute saw a shot of the foot of Quinn Tynan (Schenectady, N.Y.), but Coluccio would once again make the stop.
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SUNY Poly would get the edge on corner kicks in the second half, with a 5-4 advantage.
For The Knights
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Goalkeeper Caesar Martinez (Lake Katrine, N.Y.) pitched his third consecutive shutout in the win. His goals against average is now down to 1.17.
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Wyant led the team in shots with four, including one on goal.
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Doyle had two shots on goal for Mount Saint Mary.
For The Wildcats
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Payton Bennett and Aboubacar Camara each had two shots in the contest with one on goal, good for a tie for the team lead.
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Cole Wright recorded the other shot on goal for SUNY Poly.
Game Statistics
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Mount Saint Mary finished the match with a 14-10 lead in shots, including a 6-3 edge in shots on target.
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SUNY Poly made five saves to the Mount's three.
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