Lu
1
Buffalo State BUFFST (0-1-0)
3
Winner St. Lawrence SLU (1-0-0)
Buffalo State BUFFST
(0-1-0)
1
Final
3
St. Lawrence SLU
(1-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Buffalo State BUFFST 1 0 1
St. Lawrence SLU 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men's Soccer Stumbles Against St. Lawrence in Opener

CANTON, N.Y.— The Buffalo State men's soccer team stumbled in their season opener, falling 3-1 to St. Lawrence University this afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: St. Lawrence – 3, Buffalo State – 1
LOCATION: Sandy MacAllaster Field – Canton, N.Y.
RECORDS: St. Lawrence (1-0-0), Buffalo State (0-1-0)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Both teams had shaky starts to the game, with defensive miscues leading to goals for each team in the opening 15 minutes.
  • The Saints took the lead in the seventh minute when Robert Reynolds pounced on a golden opportunity provided to him by the Bengal goalkeeper and buried the ball into an open net.
  • The Bengals got even in the 15th minute on an own goal when a St. Lawrence defender sent a wayward back pass into his own net.
  • The Bengals went played nearly the entire second half down a man after a sending off for a second yellow in the 47th minute.
  • The Saints took advantage of the extra man opportunity just three minutes later when Michael McDougald smashed a free kick from five yards outside the box into the right corner of the net.
  • St. Lawrence added an insurance goal in the 61st minute for the 3-1 victory.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Reynolds, McDougald, and Parker Hotchkiss recorded the goals for the Saints.
  • Ben Woelfinger made seven saves in goal for the victory.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State returns to action Sunday when they travel to take on Clarkson at 2:30 p.m.
 
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