Theo Pencic
Theo Pencic Had Three Goals and Two Assists
2
Fredonia FRE (5-3-0, 0-1-0)
6
Winner Buffalo St. BUF (7-1-0, 1-0-0)
Fredonia FRE
(5-3-0, 0-1-0)
2
Final
6
Buffalo St. BUF
(7-1-0, 1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fredonia FRE 1 1 2
Buffalo St. BUF 1 5 6

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Opens SUNYAC Play With 6-2 Victory Over Fredonia

BUFFALO, NY – As the rain came falling down on Coyer Field, the goals started pouring in for the Buffalo State men's soccer team. Five second half goals turned a 2-1 second-half deficit into a decisive 6-2 victory for the Bengals over Fredonia on Saturday afternoon in their first SUNYAC contest of the season.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 6, Fredonia – 2
LOCATION:  Coyer Field – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (7-1-0, 1-0-0 SUNYAC), Fredonia (5-3-0, 0-1-0 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Theo Pencic (Oslo, Norway/Heltberg) played a major role in the Buffalo State offensive attack, tallying a hat trick and also adding two assists for the Bengals.
  • Saleman Salim (Nairobi, Kenya/Hutch Tech), Moe Saif (Lackawanna, NY/Coppel, TX), and Zak Shaibi (Buffalo, NY/McKinley) each added a goal for Buffalo State.
  • Six Bengals registered a point in the victory.
  • Junior Max Shoemaker (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Wheatfield) earned the victory in goal for the Bengals.
  • The Bengals now have a three-game winning streak against Fredonia, with Pencic scoring eight goals and adding three assists in those games.
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Buffalo State took an early lead in the 14th minute when Pencic pounced on a rebound after a shot by Saif was mishandled by the Fredonia goalkeeper. The ball bounced right to Pencic, who passed it into an open net.
  • The Blue Devils tied the game just before halftime as Jimmy Doran scored on a breakaway, beating Shoemaker to the bottom right corner of the net.
  • Fredonia took the lead just five minutes into the second half from the penalty spot. Shoemaker committed a foul inside the box, and Kevin Loftus capitalized by burying the spot kick into the bottom right corner.
  • The Bengals tied the game in the 67th minute when Salim made a near-post run off a free kick by Pencic, and was able to squeeze the ball under the goalkeeper.
  • Three minutes later, Nemanja Simic (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) slid a through ball behind the defense to Pencic, who dribbled around the keeper and finished into the net for his second of the game.
  • Buffalo State added another goal in the 78th minute when Saif took a feed from Pencic on a quickly-taken free kick, and slotted the ball into the bottom left corner of the net from 20 yards out.
  • Pencic completed his hat trick in the 81st minute as Trevor Moreland (Newfane, NY/Newfane) fed him just in front of goal from the left side. Pencic dribbled away from two defenders, and knocked the ball off the left post and into the net.
  • Shaibi wrapped up the scoring three minutes later by finishing into the bottom right corner of the net from 25 yards out.
FOR THE FOES
  • Doran and Loftus had the two goals for Fredonia, while Jacob Vallas and Jackson Retzer picked up assists.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State hosts more SUNYAC action next weekend at Coyer Field, taking on Oswego State on Friday evening, and Cortland on Saturday afternoon.
 
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