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Men's Soccer Defeats Norwich, 2-0, to Give Waterbury 400th Career Win

Fabian Chaparro scored both goals as the Cardinals defeated Norwich in non-conference action Wednesday.
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 NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Success has been a staple of Head Coach Chris Waterbury’s 28-year career at Plattsburgh State and Wednesday afternoon proved to be no different as the Plattsburgh State men’s soccer team defeated the Norwich Cadets, 2-0, to give Waterbury his 400th career coaching victory.
 
Freshman midfielder Fabian Chaparro broke a scoreless draw in the 53rd minute when he knocked home a crossing pass from Matt Martin to give Plattsburgh a 1-0 lead that the Cardinals would never look back from.
 
Martin got past the Norwich defense on the right side of the field and then found Chaparro in the middle of the penalty area. Chaparro settled the pass and then beat Norwich goalkeeper Christian Hallstrom high to the left side of the net.
 
Chaparro wasted little time adding an insurance tally as he took another cross pass in the middle of the penalty area, this time coming from Nick Parrella on the left side of the field and then promptly beat Hallstrom again to the left corner of the net.
 
Plattsburgh (3-0-0, 0-0-0 SUNYAC) dominated the first half possession and shot total. The Cardinals sent 18 shots at the Norwich (2-1-0, 0-0-0 GNAC) net, but only three found their way on goal.
 
Cardinal goalie Andy Heighington made two saves for Plattsburgh to improve to 3-0-0 on the year. Hallstrom, who dropped to 2-1-0 on the year with the loss, made two outstanding saves to keep Plattsburgh off the board in the first half. 

The 2012 season marks Waterbury’s 28th year at the helm for the Cardinals. He has compiled a 400-134-57 record and led Plattsburgh State to 24 straight winning seasons, nine NCAA tournament appearances, 12 State University of New York Athletic Conference championships and two Eastern College Athletic Conference championships. Waterbury entered the season 11th in victories among active Division III men’s coaches and 14th all-time.
 
With the win, Plattsburgh picked up their first win at Norwich since 2006 and increased their lead in the all-time series to 16-4-4.
 
Plattsburgh will travel to Long Island this weekend for their first trip of the year. The Cardinals will face Farmingdale State at 1 p.m. on Saturday before heading to Old Westbury for a non-conference game Sunday at noon.
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