CORTLAND, N.Y.—Buffalo State junior goalkeeper William Banahene (Rochester/Brighton) finished with nine saves, but it was not enough to backstop the No. 6-seeded Bengals to a victory, as host No. 3 Cortland advanced with a 2-0 victory in this afternoon's SUNYAC Quarterfinal contest at Jets Field.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland - 2, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION:  Jets Field – Cortland, N.Y. (SUNYAC Quarterfinals)
RECORDS: Cortland (12-4-2), Buffalo State (10-7-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Cortland outshot Buffalo State 9-2 in the first half and broke through in the 34^th minute with a goal by Robby Reiser on a volley off of long throw in by Sean Streb.
• Buffalo State applied pressure in the second half, controlling long periods of play, but could not convert on any of its 10 shots to tally the equalizer. 
• The Red Dragons sealed the victory with Tyler Kirschner's ninth goal of the season on a one-on-one with the keeper with just 25 seconds remaining.
• Cortland finished with a 17-12 advantage in shots for the game and had a 4-1 edge in corner kicks.
• Joe Brandofino finished with four saves to preserve the shutout for the Red Dragons.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Buffalo State's final record of 10-7-2 represented the program's highest single-season win total since 2008 when it won 11 games.
• Today's postseason appearance was the second in three years under third-year head coach Mark Howlett, after qualifying for the playoffs just twice in the previous 14 years prior to his arrival.
• Luke Pavone's (Churchville/Churchville-Chili) 11 goals this season were the most by a Bengal since Brian Miller scored 16 in 2003.

 
UP NEXT
Cortland will advance to play at top-seeded Oneonta in the semifinals on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.  Buffalo State will look forward to next season, graduating just two seniors, Robby Kuhnle (Pleasant Valley/Arlington) and Barry Hunt (East Aurora/East Aurora).