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SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team defeats St. Lawrence University for first time in nearly 10 years

Posted 9/16/15

SUNY Potsdam defeated St. Lawrence University Tuesday afternoon on this goal by #8 Matthew Wagner. Photo by Denny Barr of Two Guys and A Camera. CANTON – SUNY Potsdam defeated St. Lawrence …

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SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team defeats St. Lawrence University for first time in nearly 10 years

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SUNY Potsdam defeated St. Lawrence University Tuesday afternoon on this goal by #8 Matthew Wagner. Photo by Denny Barr of Two Guys and A Camera.

CANTON – SUNY Potsdam defeated St. Lawrence University in men’s soccer for the first time in nearly 10 years following a 1-0 win Tuesday afternoon.

Sophomore defender Matthew Wagner, Bronxville, knocked home a corner kick in the 19th minute and the SUNY Potsdam men's soccer team (6-1) made it stand up as the Bears upset eighth ranked St. Lawrence University (4-1-1).

The victory was Potsdam's first over the Saints since Oct. 1, 2005 and it comes on the same day that the Bears were voted 10th in the NSCAA East Region Poll. SLU holds the top spot.

The Saints created the first strong scoring chance of the contest off a corner kick at 10:36, but Potsdam blocked two shots before SLU was whistled for an offsides to kill the pressure. Nearly eight minutes later, a Saints foul on Potsdam freshman midfielder Isaac Sanabria (Bedford, N.Y./Fox Lane) helped set up a Bears' corner. Senior captain Tom Benedetto (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) launched the ball in to the box and Wagner buried his second goal in as many games.

SLU head a slim 8-6 advantage in shots after 45 minutes and a 2-1 edge in corners.

The Saints took nine shots in the second half, but only two reached SUNYAC and ECAC Upstate Defender of the Week Jesse Kohler (Middletown, N.Y./Tompkins-Cortland C.C.). Kohler made two huge saves to keep SLU off the board. Kohler made his biggest save of the day in the 64th minute as he shutdown a Ryan Roche attempt at the right side of the goal. With 11:55 to play, Saint Chris Schroeder hit the post after a corner kick. The Bears stifled St. Lawrence the rest of the way.

Kohler, who hasn't allowed a goal in his two seasons with Potsdam, finished with three critical saves. SLU's Ryan Roethel made one stop. The Saints outshot Potsdam 17-6 on the afternoon and had 10 corners to the Bears' one.

Potsdam heads to Troy on Saturday to face No. 13 R.P.I. at 4 p.m. The Bears are 1-4 in the all-time series with the Engineers. However, Potsdam won a 2-1 decision in Saratoga Springs on Sept. 14, 2013 in the teams' last meeting.