BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's soccer team held on in Senior Day scare, defeating the Plattsburgh State Cardinals 3-2, holding onto their undefeated SUNYAC and full season record.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Plattsburgh State – 2
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 11-0-1 (5-0-0 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh State: 7-2-3 (2-2-1 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Diego Rivera (East Meadow, NY/Cairo Durham) and Manu Prieto (Cascais, Portugal/Salesianos Do Estoril) led the Bengals with a goal and assist each.
- Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) finished with four saves in net, in a full-game performance.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Gifted with a beautiful day at Coyer Field, the Bengals entered today's game with high spirits and high hopes, especially after celebrating their 2024-25 seniors. Play would begin back and forth, with both teams attempting to find an edge…which would lead to an Adam Webster (York, England/Woldgate College) goal in the 30th minute.
- As the first half came to a close, the Bengals held the momentum in keeping the Cardinals off the board, carrying their 1-0 lead into the second half.
- In the second half, the Cardinals would respond with in a fury, throwing haymakers to the Bengals defense and tying the game in the 57th minute. The Cardinals rode this new wave of momentum into a second goal in the 79th minute, taking the lead.
- The Bengals would find their new hope of life, tying the game in the 79th minute from a penalty kick goal by Rivera. With the Cardinals on their heels, the Bengals would get a through-ball behind the Cardinals defense, leading to Prieto's goal in the 83rd minute, and taking the victory from the Cardinals.
- The Bengals outshot the Cardinals 19 to 8, with 8 shots on goal.
FOR THE FOES
- John Hayes led the Cardinals with a goal and two shots on goal.
- Teddy Healy completed a full-game performance for the Cardinals with five saves in net.
UP NEXT
The Bengals will remain at home, looking to ride the momentum, in a showdown with the visiting SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons Wednesday, October 16
th at 3:00 P.M.