MEN'S SOCCER ROLLS PAST POLYTECHNIC, 7-2
NOVEMBER 1, 2008
Boxscore
BROOKLYN, N.Y.-The SUNY College at Old Westbury
men's soccer team downed Skyline Conference opponent, Polytechnic,
7-2 on Saturday afternoon at Aviator Sports and Recreation Complex
in Brooklyn, N.Y. Old Westbury now sits at 8-7 on the season
and 6-3 in conference action while Polytechnic Institute of NYU
falls to 2-13-4 on the year and 1-6-2 in league play.
Junior Edwin Mejia (Uniondale, N.Y.) put the Panthers on the
board as he scored an unassisted goal in the 37th minute
of play. The Panthers struck again in the 40th
minute when fellow classmate Fabian Santibanez (Oyster Bay, N.Y.)
netted his 9th goal of the season to give the panthers a
2-1 advantage. In the 64th minute sophomore Justin
Leakey (Baldwin, N.Y.) finished a pass from Fabian Santibanez for
the third goal of the game. Four minutes later Fabian
Santibanez scored his second of the game off a pass from freshman
German Parodis (Mardel Plata, Argentina), increasing his season
total to 10. Orlando McFarlane (West Hempstead, N.Y.) got
into the scoring mix when he blasted home the fifth goal of the
game for Old Westbury off an assist by senior John Senatore (Ridge,
N.Y.). The scoring continued in the 84th minute
when sophomore Kimron Annikie (Central Islip, N.Y.) unleashed a
shot into the back of the Blue Jay net off a pass from Santibanez
to net the sixth goal of the game. Sophomore Daniel Lepe
(Hempstead, N.Y.) finished off the barrage of goals for the
Panthers with a score in the last minute of play.
In goal for Old Westbury, sophomore Darian Bryan (Elmont, N.Y.)
recorded seven saves, while allowing two goals in 90 minutes of
play. Wilson Zhindon recorded a game high 11 saves for the Blue
Jays, but surrendered seven goals. Old Westbury out-shot
Polytechnic Institute of NYU, 19-9, and held a 4-2 advantage in
corner kicks.
The Green and Ivory will return to action on Wednesday November
5th for the first round of the Skyline Conference
Championship Tournament on the road at No. 4 seed Bard
College. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. Please visit
www.oldwestburypanthers.com for more information on
men's soccer or any of the other Panther athletic teams.
