The Canisius College men's soccer team got a goal from freshman Sam Margetts and took advantage of a late own goal by Siena to secure a 2-1 victory over Siena Sunday afternoon at the Demske Sports Complex on Senior Day. The win, which was the Golden Griffins' second-straight, improved the team to 5-10-2 overall and 4-3 in MAAC play, while the Saints slipped to 8-7-3 overall and 3-3-2 in conference action.

Margetts scored his second goal in as many games in the contest's 32nd minute off an assist by teammate Alan McGreal. As Canisius charged up the field, McGreal took the ball to the left side of the box, and fed Margetts with a crossing pass, which the Mahoenui, New Zealand native banged home. The assist for McGreal was his team-leading fourth assist of the season and gives the Dublin, Ireland native the program record for assists in a career with 29.

Siena knotted the game at 1-1 in the opening moments of the second half after Sindre Ek took a feed in the box from teammate Steve Covino to beat Canisius keeper Luke Seymour in the 47th minute. The game would remain tied at 1-1 until the 87:31 mark when Siena was charged with an own goal. As the Griffs applied offensive pressure, the ball got loose in the box to the left of the Siena net, and in an effort to clear over the end line, a Siena defender headed the ball into the back of his team's cage past goalkeeper Phil Chabot.

Seymour made five stops in net for Canisius, while Chabot also finished the game with five saves. The Griffs held a 12-9 advantage in shots and a 7-1 lead in corner kicks.

Prior to the start of the contest, Canisius honored its graduating class of 2009, which currently stands as the winningest class in program history with 26 victories after Sunday's win over Siena. Sunday's win also moved the Blue and Gold into sole possession of fifth-place in the MAAC standings with two regular season games remaining. The Griffs will close out the regular season on the road next weekend, starting at Iona Friday, Nov. 6, with game time set for 2 p.m.

Game Notes: Canisius has now won six of the last eight games in the series with Siena... The Griffs have not lost at home to Siena in the last five meetings between the schools at the Demske Sports Complex, a stretch that dates back to 1997... The Blue and Gold is now 18-2-3 in their last 24 games when leading at the half... Canisius closed out the home portion of the 2009 slate with three-straight wins and a 4-3-1 home record... McGreal's assist on the team's first goal allowed him to pass former Griff Ryan Puntiri for the program record in career assists.