Albany, NY- The Sage Colleges' men's soccer team hosted the Bears of SUNY-Potsdam on Friday afternoon in the Gators' 2017 home opener. The Gators posted a 3-1 win to hand Potsdam their first loss of the season as Sage improves to 1-2. SUNY-Potsdam falls to 3-1.

Junior forward River Seybolt (Selden, NY/Longwood) struck first connecting on his team-leading third goal of the year as he had a break-away at 24:06. Less than three minutes later, Seybolt fed the ball to senior forward Derlis Zayas (White Plains, NY/White Plains) for a 2-0 Gator lead at 27:00.

Leading 2-0 at the break, Seybolt added his second goal of the contest at 57:32 mark. Seybolt lead the lineup this fall with his nine points on four goals and an assist and continues his assault on the program's scoring marks. After Friday's action, he stands 3^rd in points (64), second in goals (28), tied for sixth in assists (8), while Zayas is now seventh with his 13 career goals.

Potsdam mounted a late game push, firing off a series of shots before junior midfielder Michael Hunter-Wofford (Carmichael, CA) scored his first goal on the season on a feed from sophomore Theodore Bruschini (Wilton, NY/South Glens Falls) at 85:25 breaking junior keeper Michael Chiaravalloti's (Torrington, CT/Oliver Wolcott) shutout bid. Chiaravallotti finished with 11 saves. Potsdam's sophomore keeper Jakeb Mitchell (Brockport, NY/Brockport) took the loss dropping to 3-1 after making one save in the action.

Next up for the Gators, they will host the Golden Knights of Clarkson University on Saturday, September 9 at 1 p.m. at ACP's Athletic Complex.