CORTLAND, N.Y.—Nationally No.6-ranked Cortland scored a late goal and slipped past visiting Buffalo State 1-0 in today's SUNYAC semifinal match at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #6 Cortland – 1, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION: SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex – Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (16-2-0), Buffalo State (11-6-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The two teams headed into the intermission scoreless after an evenly opening 45 minutes.
- The top-seeded Red Dragons started to take control in the second half and finally broke through in the 75th minute and held on for the narrow 1-0 victory.
- Cortland finished the game with a 15-8 edge in shots, including 8-3 in the second half.
- William Banahene (Rochester/Brighton) had five saves for Buffalo State.
FOR THE FOES
- Matt Aprile scored Cortland's goal with assists from Ma'Cain Spragling and Tyler Kirschner.
- Connor Young made two stops for the shutout for the Red Dragons.
NOTEWORTHY
- The Bengals reached the 11 win mark for the first time since 2004 and just the second time since 1984.
- This was Buffalo State's third playoff appearance in four years under head coach Mark Howlett.
- The Bengals win in the quarterfinals last Saturday was the program's first postseason victory since 1984.
