Syracuse, NY - The No. 8 men's soccer program took on the No. 3 Herkimer Generals under the lights at Lazer Stadium with a packed house on Wednesday night.

The Lazers entered the contest with an overall record of 5-0-1 and the Generals came in at 4-0.

The matchup lived up to the hype with an even momentum between the two teams and a long, physical game with 7 yellow cards issued. Lazer cards were issued to Jordan Williams, Kyle Partington, Samuel Gregson, and Jack Hopson. The first half resulted in a 0-0 score with neither team's offense able to execute on scoring opportunities.

With 14 more minutes of defense-dominating, scoreless soccer, the Generals capitalized on an opportunity putting one in the net for the 0-1 lead over the Lazers. With plenty of time to close the deficit, the Lazers defense remained solid but couldn't produce a goal in the remainder of the half, falling 0-1 for their first loss of the season. Freshman Goalkeeper, Jordan Williams had 6 saves in the contest.

The men will look for redemption this Sunday, September 24th against the Jefferson Cannoneers following the women's 1pm start on Wilbur Field.

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