PANTHER OFFENSE ERUPTS OVER POLYTECHNIC, 6-1
SEPTEMBER 22, 2007
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old
Westbury Men's Soccer team defeated Skyline Conference newcomer,
Polytechnic University, 6-1, on a rainy Saturday at Panther
Park. Old Westbury improves to 3-3 overall, 1-0 conference,
and Polytechnic slides to1-5 overall, 0-1 conference.
John Senatore and Justin Leakey scored 2 goals each as the
Panthers jumped out to an early 5-0 lead heading into the final
period. Leakey scored the first goal in the 8th
minute off a pass by Erik Velasquez to put the Panthers up
1-0. Senatore scored his first goal of the day in the
24th minute from a direct pass by Alexander Renwart to
give the Panthers an early 2-0 advantage. Less than a minute
later, Senatore stuck again, this time Kimron Annikie found him at
the 25th minute to give Old Westbury a 3-0 lead.
Old Westbury added another goal in the 33rd minute when
Leakey fired a shot from a pass by Orlando McFarlane and Kimron
Annikie, giving Old Westbury a 4-0 cushion. Kimron Annikie
was rewarded for his unselfish play, connecting on a kick that was
out of reach for Polytechnic to contest in the 34th
minute to put the Panthers on top 5-0 at the end of the
period. Orlando McFarlane scored Old Westbury's final goal of
the day when Kimron Annikie found him to lift the Panthers to a 6-0
lead. Polytechnic finally got on the scoreboard in the
84th minute when Nitin Mitra scored off a pass from
Adrian Gordon that went pass goalie Divine Jackson.
Polytechnic was unable to add any goals from that point on, as Old
Westbury successfully killed off the remaining 5:56 of the match to
earn the hard-fought victory.
Goal Keeper Brandon Denoyer (1-1) was credited with the win as
he posted a shut-out during his 45 minutes of action. DeNoyer
made 2 saves and was relieved by Divine Jackson for the second
half. Jackson finished with 7 saves in 45 minutes in between
the cross-bars. John Senatore and Justin Leakey led the
Panthers with 4 shots on goal, converting to 2 goals each.
Kimron Annikie finished with 3 assists and 1 goal and Orlando
McFarlane added 1 goal and 1 assist. Old Westbury dominated
Polytechnic, out shooting them, 32-17.
Old Westbury returns to action on Monday, September
24th as they welcome New York City Tech to Panther Park
for a non-conference battle. Action is set to get underway at
4:00 pm. For more information about the Old Westbury
Panthers, or to follow your favorite Panther sports and events, log
onto http://www.oldwestburypanthers.com/.
