BUFFALO, N.Y. — Senior forward
Melissa Smith (N. Tonawanda/Niagara Wheatfield) was captain clutch again as she scored her seventh game-winning goal of the season in the first half to help Buffalo State to a 2-0 SUNYAC win over New Paltz this afternoon at Coyer Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, New Paltz - 0
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (14-1-2, 9-0-0 SUNYAC), New Paltz (1-15-2, 0-9-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State came out of the gate fast, controlling play for much of the first half.
- The Bengals got on the board first, 20 minutes into the game as Jada Sargeant (Camillus/Marcellus) made a great sliding tackle to knock the ball from a New Paltz player to Catherine Mammoser (Lackawanna/Eden) on the near wing. Mammoser sent a cross into the box that found Smith, as she corralled the pass off the bounce and sent the ball into the back of the net for a 1-0, Bengal lead.
- Just eight minutes later, Buffalo State struck again as the Bengals got a steal off a New Paltz set piece and quickly set the ball the other way up the field. Tianna Hatch (Endicott/Elmira Free Acad.) was on the receiving end of a breakaway pass, made a long run and hammered it home to make it 2-0, Buffalo State.
- Buffalo State outshot New Paltz 10-0 as the teams went into the half.
- It was all Buffalo State in the second half as well. The Bengals dropped back into a prevent defense and held the Hawks to just one shot for the rest of the game to seal the victory.
FOR THE FOES
- Katelyn Cordero made nine saves for New Paltz in the losing effort.
NOTABLES
- In today's win, freshman goalkeeper Taylor Carillo (Pine Bush/Pine Bush) set the Buffalo State single-season record for shutouts with 11. She already set program records for shutouts in a row and for longest scoreless streak earlier this year.
- With the victory Buffalo State made it a perfect 9-0 in SUNYAC play, and won the conference's regular season title.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State earned the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage throughout the SUNYAC playoffs, and will face the winner of #4 Plattsburgh and #5 Oswego in the SUNYAC semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. at Coyer Field.