NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh State men's soccer team suffered a 2-0 setback in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) road match against SUNY New Paltz on Saturday afternoon at South Turf Field.

Plattsburgh State (3-6-1, 0-3-1 SUNYAC) next hosts Buffalo State for a SUNYAC match at 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 8. New Paltz (9-2-0, 4-0-0 SUNYAC) plays a SUNYAC match at SUNY Oneonta at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Neither team generated much offense in the first half. Shots were even at 2-2 in the first 45:00 of play and neither team scored.

New Paltz struck quickly in the second half to take a 1-0 lead. Papis Konate played a ball ahead from near midfield. Philip Varner ran onto the ball in the top left of the 18-yard box. Varner collected the ball, made a move towards the net, and finished with a shot into the lower-right corner.  

Senior forward Yusif Okine (Schenectady, N.Y./Schenectady) had a scoring chance for Plattsburgh State in the 61st minute, but his shot hit the right post and the score remained, 1-0.

The Hawks extended their lead to 2-0 in the 73rd minute. Gino Mazzella dribbled into the left side of the 18-yard box and scored with a right-footed shot inside the left post. Ryan Stevens was credited with the assist. 

Plattsburgh State outshot New Paltz 12-8 in the second half and 14-10 (10-9 shots on goal) for the match but was unable to solve New Paltz's goalkeeper Marc DePasquale (9-2-0), who earned the shut-out victory.

First-year goalkeeper Teddy Healy (Amityville, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial), who is 3-6-1 on the season, made seven saves for Plattsburgh State.