Cayuga CC Advances to National Semis with 2-1 Win Over Montgomery

Herkimer, NY

The #6 seeded Cayuga Community College Spartans knocked out the #3 seeded Montgomery College Raptors in a hard fought 2-1 victory in the NJCAA National Quarterfinals at Herkimer CCC. The Spartans got on the board first in the 25^th minute…when freshman Connor Field (Felixstowe, England) found the back of the net on an assist from Calvin Negus (London, England). Cayuga scored on a Sean Wynne (Liverpool, England) penalty kick following a Raptor handball in the box in the 34^th minute to take a 2-0 lead into the half.

The start of the second half was delayed in order to get snow cleared from the pitch. The Raptors came out strong in the second half and cut the Spartan lead in half on an unassisted Gabriel N'Diaye goal ten minutes in. The Spartans battled the elements and held off a talented Montgomery squad from netting the equalizer. Captain goalkeeper Tautis Poniskaitis (London, England) turned away five shots…including a huge diving save with just minutes remaining to help preserve the victory.

With the win, Cayuga moves to 16-1 on the season and advances to the NJCAA National Semi-Final against the #2 seed Richland College Thunderducks…who won their quarterfinal matchup against Bunker Hill CC 5-2. Game time is set for 6:30pm at Herkimer CCC's Wehrum Stadium.