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Men's Soccer Travels This Weekend For Fredonia Classic

BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's soccer team will travel south to Fredonia to compete in the annual Fredonia Classic. The team will battle Geneva Golden Tornadoes today at 1:00 pm and will face Houghton University tomorrow at 3:00 pm.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals
  • Buffalo State enters play this weekend with a 1-0-1 (0-0-0 SUNYAC) record to open the season.
  • Last time out, the Bengals dominated Hilbert with a 6-0 victory that saw six different Bengals tallying a goal.
  • Diego Rivera (Hudson, NY/Cairo Durham) leads the team with two goals in the early going scoring in each of his first two games as a Bengal.
  • Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) is off to a strong start in goal allowing just one goal over Buffalo State's first two contests.
 
Talking About The Tornadoes
  • Geneva enters the weekend with a record of 2-1-0 (0-0-0 PAC).
  • Last time out, the Golden Tornadoes earned a 2-1 win over Baldwin Wallace.
  • Dominic Sambuco leads the team with three points after tallying one goal and one assist.
  • In goal, Haydn Catalon and Evan Shale have combined for seven saves in the early going.
 
A Look At Houghton
  • The Highlanders also come to Fredonia with a record of 2-1-0 (0-0-0 Empire 8) to open the season.
  • Last time out, Houghton dropped their contest against Geneseo by a final of 2-0.
  • Caleb Bailey leads the team with four goals while Alex Kalivoda paces the Highlanders with five assists.
  • The trio of Jack Arterton, Sam Carpenter, and Edgar Diaz Abascal have combined for fives saves in goal for Houghton.
 
The History
  • All-time, Buffalo State is 1-0 against Geneva and 4-10-2 against Houghton.
  • The last time the Bengals and Golden Tornadoes played was back in 2007 where Buffalo State came away with a 2-1 victory.
  • Houghton snapped the Bengals three-game win streak last year with a 1-0 victory at the Fredonia Classic.
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Players Mentioned

Shae Wirt

#40 Shae Wirt

G
6' 2"
Junior
Diego Rivera

#7 Diego Rivera

F
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Shae Wirt

#40 Shae Wirt

6' 2"
Junior
G
Diego Rivera

#7 Diego Rivera

6' 0"
Sophomore
F