MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men's soccer had a great showing in their North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Quarterfinal game against Cobleskill on Saturday. The Wildcats earned a spot in the Divisional Championship Game with a convincing 4-0 win over the SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers. The Wildcats will play Cazenovia in the Divisional Championship game on Sunday, October 31st at 1:00 PM. 

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

SUNY Poly scored three times in the first half to take a commanding lead in the game. The 'Cats went up 1-0 early in the first half when Edgar Gomez scored off a saved shot rebound in the 11th minute. Matthew McCord scored in the 31st minute to give Poly a 2-0 lead. In the 44th minute, Peyton Bennett played a corner into Aboubacar Camara who beat the goalie with a shot to the bottom left. The Wildcats added one more score in the second half when Wakeley Banker battled to knock in a clean header off another corner from Bennett.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES: 

• Wakeley Banker scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season in the game.  

• Chase Coluccio earned his eighth win and eighth shutout in goal for the Wildcats. He needed to make just one save to earn the win. 

• Edgar Gomez scored his sixth goal of the season for the Wildcats. He has 13 points this season. 

• Aboubacar Camara scored a goal for the Wildcats in the 44th minute. The goal puts his point total for the season at 12.

• Matthew McCord scored his second goal of the season. 

• John Gergen was on the losing end of the decision in goal. He made nine saves for the Fighting Tigers in 45 minutes of work. 

• The Fighting Tigers were stifled by the Wildcat defense. They managed to get off just two shots and placed just one of those shots on goal. 

UP NEXT: 

SUNY Poly advances to the NAC West Division Championship game on Sunday, October 31st at 1:00 PM. The Wildcats will face Cazenovia in the game. Cazenovia advanced in the second quarterfinal of the day, beating SUNY Canton 1-0. The game will be played at SUNY Poly's Wildcat Field and will be streamed live on the SUNY Poly Sports Network (SPSN).

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