BUFFALO, NY - The visiting Red Dragons scored three second-half goals to take control in a 3-0 victory over the Buffalo State men's soccer team on Saturday evening at Coyer Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland - 3, Buffalo State - 0
LOCATION: Coyer Field - Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Cortland (8-3-2, 3-0-2 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (3-5-4, 1-3-1 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) made six saves in goal for the Bengals.
- Moe Saif (Lackawanna, NY/Coppell, TX) and Ali Mohammed (Lackawanna, NY/Lackawanna) each had a pair of shots on goal for Buffalo State.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Each team had a couple of solid chances in the first half, but neither team was able to score in the opening 45 minutes.
- Ayden Cristales (Williamson, NY/Williamson) made a solid defensive play to deny a 2-on-1 opportunity for the Red Dragons in the 32nd minute.
- Wirt made another solid save to stop A.J. Ali in the 42nd minute from close range.
- The Red Dragons scored a trio of goals in the second-half to take control.
- Cortland got on the board first in the 54th minute when Mateo Marra finished with his left foot into the top of the net.
- The Red Dragons added a second goal eight minutes later on a header by Alex Lessman off a corner kick.
- Cortland wrapped up the scoring with a goal from Yasin Choukri with two minutes left.
FOR THE FOES
- Six different players registered a point for Cortland.
- Luke van Galen made five saves in keeping a clean sheet.
UP NEXT
The Bengals host Oswego on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. from Coyer Field.