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Juan Velez
Gabe Dickens
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Plattsburgh St. PLATT (5-2-2, 1-1-2 SUNYAC)
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SUNY Potsdam POTMSO22 (4-2-3, 0-1-2 SUNYAC)
Plattsburgh St. PLATT
(5-2-2, 1-1-2 SUNYAC)
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Final
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SUNY Potsdam POTMSO22
(4-2-3, 0-1-2 SUNYAC)
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Plattsburgh St. PLATT 0 1 1
SUNY Potsdam POTMSO22 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Caleb Philips, Athletic Communications Assistant

Velez Scores Another Late Equalizer to Force Tie for Men's Soccer

POTSDAM, NY – Juan Velez (Cuenca, Ecuador/Peekskill(NY)) scored a late goal for the Plattsburgh State men's soccer team to force a tie with Potsdam after trailing for over 20 minutes in the second half. The senior scored a late equalizer in conference play for the second time in less than two weeks, after his game-tying goal versus No. 17 Cortland on Sept. 17 helped the Cards pick up a tie versus the defending conference champs.
 
Plattsburgh moves to 5-2-2 and 1-1-2 in SUNYAC play with the tie, while Potsdam moves to 4-2-3 and 0-1-2. Plattsburgh has matched Cortland so far this year with five points, as Oneonta and New Paltz currently sit ahead of them with six points each, and Brockport is currently atop the conference standings with nine points.  
 
The first half was a relatively quiet period, with no goals from either side. Each team was able to put two shots on goal, but both were saved, as Marcial Vasquez (Mount Kisco, NY/Fox Lane) continued to play strong in net, going his first three halves of college action holding his opponents scoreless.
 
The Bears were finally able to break the scoreless tie in the 53rd minute, as Anderson Velasquez scored an unassisted goal for the Bears.
 
Plattsburgh was able to generate more chances in the second half, putting six shots on goal and making it difficult in net for the Potsdam keeper. The unrelenting pressure finally came to fruition for the Cards in the 77thminute, as a long ball from the midfield by Brian Coughlan (Pearl River, NY/Pearl River) found Dylan Shalvey (Cavan, Ireland/Tappan Zee (NY) who shoveled a pass to Velez. Velez worked ahead of the Potsdam back line and was able to slot his shot into the right side of the net for the Cardinal goal. The goal was the third in four games for Velez, with two of those goals being late equalizers to force ties in conference play. 
 
Plattsburgh was able to get three more shot opportunities in the final 13 minutes but wasn't able to get one to go to pick up an extra two points in SUNAYC play. Instead, the team will take home one point from their road trip to Potsdam, giving them five so far on the season in the SUNAYC standings. 
 
The Cardinals will welcome the SUNYAC-leading Brockport Golden Eagles to Plattsburgh on Saturday for what should be an exciting conference matchup. Brockport is currently undefeated in conference play at 3-0-0 and is 5-1-4 overall. 
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