MARCY, N.Y. - The SUNY Poly men's soccer team earned their eighth win of the season on Wednesday night 4-1 over SUNY Canton. The win over the Roos was the Wildcat's fifth North Atlantic Conference win of the season and their third in divisional play. They are now 8-3-3 overall with a 5-0-2 NAC record.

THE GOALS:

The Wildcats scored first in the game. In the 31st minute, The Wildcats drew a foul in the box off of a corner kick to earn a PK. Wakeley Banker took the PK and drilled it into the top left corner of the net to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead with 13:28 to play in the first.

The Wildcat's second goal of the game was off of a corner kick from Payton Bennett put the corner to the far side of the box for Wakeley Banker who won his matchup and headed a shot past the keeper to give the Wildcats a 2-0 lead in the second half.

The Wildcat's third goal of the game started with a perfectly played-through ball over the top of the defense by Abus Mohamed-Ali. He found Dominick Spychalski who put one touch on the ball right into open space where he out ran the left back for the Kangaroos. Spychalski hit a well-placed left-footed chip shot over the diving keeper to record his second goal of the season.

SUNY Canton scored a goal of their own to cut the Wildcat lead to two in the 86th minute. Evan Petersen scored unassisted after a failed clearance gave him a golden opportunity to score. Petersen gathered the ball and hit a hard low shot under D'Alessio who dove to attempt a save.

The Wildcats capped their victory with a late penalty kick. Abus Mohamed-Ali drew a hard foul in the box to send Matthew McCord to the penalty spot to attempt to make it a three-goal game. McCord made the most of the opportunity, hitting a low dribbler to the right post to score.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Wakeley Banker recorded four points in the game on two goals. He scored in his typical fashion, with a PK goal and a headed goal off a corner. He now has a team-high eight goals and 16 points.
• Dominick Spychalski scored his second goal of the season in the 62nd minute.
• Matthew McCord scored his third goal of the season on a late PK.
• James D'Alessio earned the win in goal for the Wildcats. He made three saves in 90 minutes played.
• The Wildcats scored on all but one of their five shots on goal in the game.

UP NEXT:

The Wildcats will head to SUNY Delhi on Saturday, October 15th. The game is scheduled for a 1:00 PM start. The Broncos and the Wildcats are currently tied atop the NAC West Division standings with 3-0 Divisional records. The last time the two teams met, the Wildcats won a 1-0 game at home.

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