Anthony Roncone
3
Winner Buffalo St. BUF (5-1-0, 0-0-0)
2
Grove City GRO (1-5-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Buffalo St. BUF
(5-1-0, 0-0-0)
3
Final
2
Grove City GRO
(1-5-0, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Buffalo St. BUF 1 2 3
Grove City GRO 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer rallies late in 3-2 victory at Grove City

Grove City, Pa. – Down a goal with 10 minutes to go, the Buffalo State men's soccer team struck twice with goals from Anthony Roncone (West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca East) and Zak Shaibi (Buffalo, N.Y./McKinley) as the Bengals took down Grove City by a 3-2 score to win their fifth consecutive contest.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Grove City – 2
LOCATION:  Don Lyle Field – Grove City, Pa.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (5-1), Grove City (1-5)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Theo Pencic (Oslo, Norway/Heltberg) tallied his fourth goal of the season, tallying two shots.
  • Roncone led the team with three shots on goal, scoring and assisting on Pencic's goal.
  • Shaibi tallied his second goal of the season, taking three shots in 58 minutes.
  • Dylan Guarino (Tonawanda, N.Y./Kenmore East) made three saves to pick up his second victory of the season.
  • Buffalo State out shot Grove City by a narrow margin, 13-11, but held a 10-5 advantage in shots on target.
  • The Bengals lead the all-time series against the Wolverines with a 6-0-2 advantage.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Grove City jumped out early in the 14th minute, as the Wolverines took advantage of a free kick opportunity. Aaron McFeaters headed the feed from Kennan Roewer inside the penalty box over Guarino.
  • 'State tied things up nearly seven minutes later, as Roncone's pass from the end line found Pencic in front of net, as Pencic's first touch beat Luke Greenwayto his right.
  • Grove City took the lead in the 81st minute as Hunter Hardin beat a scrum of defenders to finish past Guarino.
  • A minute later, Hardin nearly scored again, as his 1-on-1 chance with the goalie curled to the left of the net.
  • Buffalo State made Hardin pay seconds later, as Pencic fed a streaking Roncone on the left side. Roncone beat a Grove City defender and finished with his right foot past the diving goalkeeper in the 83rd minute.
  • The Bengals took the lead in the 89th minute, stunning the Wolverine faithful as Shaibi beat three Grove City defenders, turning and firing a low shot past the Grove City goalie.
FOR THE FOES
  • McFeaters and Hardin tallied their first and second goals of the season, respectively, for Grove City.
  • Hardin led the team with four shots, three on goal.
  • Roewer added an assist on McFeaters' goal.
  • Greenway made seven saves in the losing effort.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will finally compete in its first home contest of the season, hosting Medaille from Coyer Field Tuesday in a 7 p.m. start.
 
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