BUFFALO, NY - Pat Knudsen (Randaberg, Norway/St. Svithium) scored the lone goal of the game in the 81st minute to lead the Buffalo State men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Grove City on Saturday evening, snapping a four-game winless streak for the Bengals.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State - 1, Grove City - 0
LOCATION: Coyer Field - Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (2-2-2), Grove City (2-4-0)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Knudsen led Buffalo State with three shot attempts in the match.
• Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) made five saves in goal for his second consecutive clean sheet.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Neither team was able to break the scoreless draw in the first half, with the Bengals creating more chances but unable to put the ball into the net.
• Buffalo State outshot Grove City 8-3 in the opening half.
• The Bengals had a few good opportunities in the opening minutes of the second half, but a pair of goal line interventions kept the game scoreless.
• Grove City threatened off of a corner kick chance, but Wirt turned aside a header with a strong save.
• The game looked to be headed for a draw, but Knudsen stepped in front of a lazy pass from a Grove City defender, dribbled around the keeper, and slotted into the empty net to give the Bengals the winner that they desperately needed.

FOR THE FOES

• Jesse Greyshock made four saves in goal for the Wolverines

UP NEXT
The Bengals begin SUNYAC play next week, heading to Fredonia on Wednesday evening.