BUFFALO, NY – Diego Rivera (Hudson, NY/Cairo Durham) scored just 1:18 into the game to give the Buffalo State men's soccer team an early lead, and the Bengals never relinquished their advantage in a 2-0 victory over Geneseo on Wednesday evening on Coyer Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, Geneseo – 0
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-2-2, 2-2-0 SUNYAC), Geneseo (5-5-2, 1-3-0)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Rivera's goal was his eighth of the season to lead the team.
- Frank Colella (Staten Island, NY/Tottenville) also netted a goal for the Bengals.
- Manu Prieto (Cascais, Portugal/Salesianos Do Estoril) registered assists on both Buffalo State goals.
- Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) kept his fourth clean sheet of the year, making five saves in goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State struck quickly to begin the scoring, as Prieto's pass from the goal line bounced off a defender and was headed in by Rivera just across the line to give the Bengals the lead.
- Minutes later, Rivera rung a shot off the crossbar and straight down into the ground with a chance to double the Buffalo State advantage.
- The Bengals held the 1-0 lead into halftime as Wirt handled all four shots on target.
- Colella struck for Buffalo State early in the second half, redirecting a hard cross from Prieto with a header into the right corner of the net to make it 2-0.
- The Bengals dominated for much of the second half, holding an 8-1 edge in shots on target in the half.
- Wirt had to make a sprawling save on a free kick by Geneseo in the 64th minute, and Riley Quinn (Lancaster, NY/Lancaster) made an excellent defensive play to clear danger in front of goal to preserve the clean sheet.
FOR THE FOES
- Vincent Maronski Jr. made nine saves in goal for the Knights.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action on Saturday, hosting Potsdam at 1 pm.
