BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's soccer team returns to action this weekend with a pair of non-conference matchups. On Saturday, the team will travel to Grove City to battle the Wolverines on Saturday at 2:00 pm before facing off with the Morrisville Mustangs on Sunday at 2:00 pm.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals

• Buffalo State enters play this weekend with a record of 3-0-1 (0-0-0 SUNYAC) to begin the season.
• The Bengals are coming off a Fredonia Classic title after sweeping both of their games last weekend against Geneva College (PA.) and Houghton University.
• Ayden Cristales (Williamson, NY/Williamson) was named Tournament MVP while Diego Rivera (Hudson, NY/Cairo-Durham), Yousif Kowa (Buffalo, NY/Hutch Tech), and Ali Mohamed (Lackawanna, NY/Lackawanna) were also named to the All-Tournament Team.
• Rivera also earned himself SUNYAC Athlete of the Week honors and leads the team with five goals to begin his Buffalo State career.
• Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) has made 10 saves this year as he and the Bengals' defense have posted three straight shutouts.
• As a team, Buffalo State has outscored their opponents 16-1 in their first four games and have their best start to a season since 2019.

 
A Guide To Grove City

• The Wolverines have opened their season with a record of 0-2-3 (0-0-0 PAC).
• Last time out, Grove City found themselves in a 0-0 tie with Penn State Behrend.
• Aidan Eck leads the team with one goal and 10 shots.
• Teddy Almeter has made 12 saves in goal and posted two shutouts.

 
Monitoring The Mustangs

• Morrisville enters the weekend with a record of 1-3-1 (0-0-0 NAC).
• The team will battle SUNY Canton on Saturday before returning home to host the Bengals on Sunday.
• Olvin Yanes leads the team in the early going with five points on two goals and an assist.
• Caleb Lucero has made 26 saves and posted two shutouts for Morrisville.

 
The History

• Buffalo State has a 3-0-2 advantage over Grove City.
• The Bengals have won each of the last two matchups including a 1-0 victory last season.
• Buffalo State also has the series edge over Morrisville with a record of 5-0.
• The Bengals dominated the Mustangs with a 9-0 victory last time out back in 2019.
• Morrisville has yet to score a goal in the five matchups with Buffalo State.