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FOR RELEASE: Immediate, Wednesday, October 12, 2022
The Hudson Valley Community College men's soccer team stayed the course as they defeated SUNY Adirondack 7-1 on Wednesday afternoon at the Golden Goal Sports Complex in Fort Ann, NY.
The Vikings jumped out to an early 1-0 lead as Phenyo Ward scored on a deflected shot by Abbas Ghulam at the 40-minute mark, five minutes into the start of the game, to put Hudson Valley up 1-0. Adirondack responded nearly 20 minutes later, tying the game up a 1-1, on a 25-yard shot to the back of the net.
Less than a minute later, Ghulam collected a pass from Jaycen Janusz, and scored from close range to put Hudson Valley back on top 2-1. The goal opened the flood-gates for Hudson Valley as they went on to score three more goals in the first half and five more goals in the game to handily defeat Adirondack on the road.
Anthony Rouse finished the game with two goals, both coming in the first half. His first goal came at the 19-minute mark on an assist from Cristo Trujillo as he slotted the ball to the back post of the goal. Rouse also scored with 13- minutes remaining in the first half, this time on an assist from Ward. Ward found Rouse open, which created a one-on-one opportunity, which Rouse successfully won, scoring the goal to put Hudson Valley up 4-1.
Jason Cordts scored his second goal of the season, putting Hudson Valley ahead 5-1 on Adirondack. Ghulam earned his fourth point of the game as he assisted on Cordts' goal, which he sent through a tight angle for the score.
In the second half, Ben Pierson and Chris Hertle both scored. Pierson connected on a corner kick pass from Cordts and Hertle recorded an unassisted goal on a close-range attack for Hudson Valley's final goal of the game.
Hudson Valley improves to 9-4-1 record overall and 7-3-1 against Region 3 opponents, which lands them in sixth place with just under one week remaining in the regular season. The men's program concludes its regular season with a home match against Onondaga, who sits right below the Vikings in the seventh spot. They could land as high as the fifth-place seed by the end of the season as they hold the head-to-head tie-breaker with Jamestown.
The Vikings men's soccer team returns to the pitch this Sunday, October 16 when they travel to take on Paul Smith's College at 3 p.m. in Paul Smiths, NY.