MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men's soccer team finished up their 2022 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) schedule on Saturday with a convincing 6-0 win over the NVU-Johnson Badgers. The Wildcats had six different goal-scorers in the game. The win helps the Wildcats clinch the NAC West Division Regular Season Title with a 5-0 record in divisional play. SUNY Poly is now 10-3-3 this season with a 7-0-2 conference record.
Prior to the game, the Wildcats celebrated Senior Day with a short ceremony recognizing the accomplishments of the seniors on this year's team. The 11 seniors are; Chase Coluccio, James D'Alessio, Cole Wright, Thomas Tytler, Festus Alonge, Edward Greene, Christian Toma, Aboubacar Camara, Wakeley Banker, and Daragh Foley.
THE GOALS:
The Wildcats scored their first goal in the 25th minute when Festus Alonge threaded a perfectly played through ball into Thomas Tytler who hit a hard left-footed shot in stride that beat the goalkeeper to his right.
The second goal was scored by Matthew McCord in the 53rd minute. The goal was scored off a corner kick by Payton Bennett that found an unmarked McCord in the box. McCord headed the corner into the right side of an unguarded goal.
The Wildcat's third goal was scored in the 57th minute when Jephte Joseph scored off of a saved shot by the Johnson Keeper. The ball was deflected by multiple players before Joseph ultimately drilled a shot to the bottom left of the goal to give the Wildcats a 3-0 lead.
Abus Mohamed-Ali scored the Wildcat's fourth goal in the 59th minute when another well placed through ball found an open man. This time Edgar Gomez made the great pass to create the scoring opportunity for Abus who went left foot to right post to score.
The Wildcats continued to pile on with another goal in the 68th minute. The opportunity started with a great through ball that made it through three Johnson defenders to find Christian Toma with a full head of steam. Toma made the most of the opportunity and beat the goalkeeper low with a shot in stride from the top of the box.
The Wildcats added one more goal with four minutes left on the clock. Spencer Sidoti made a great pass in from the right wing to find Matthew Han in front of the net unmarked. Han drilled the shot top shelf to beat the keeper. It was Han's first career goal.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
- Six different Wildcat players scored a goal in the game; Thomas Tytler, Matthew McCord, Jephte Joseph, Abus Mohamed-Ali, Christian Toma, and Matthew Han.
- Festus Alonge, Payton Bennett, Edgar Gomez, Dominick Spychalski, and Spencer Sidoti each had an assist in the game for SUNY Poly.
- James D'Alessio earned the win in goal. He did not face a shot in 45 minutes of play.
- Chase Coluccio made the lone save for the Wildcats. He did not allow a goal in 45 minutes played.
UP NEXT:
The Wildcats will play a non-conference game at Morrisville State on Tuesday, October 25th to wrap up their regular season schedule. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 PM start.
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