BUFFALO, NY – After three late goals, the Buffalo State men's soccer team picked up a shutout victory over the Morrisville Mustangs tonight on Coyer Field. At 9-0-1 overall, the men's soccer team has nearly matched their best start to a season since 2004 when the team opened the season with a record of 9-0-2.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Morrisville – 0
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 9-0-1 (2-0-0 SUNYAC), Morrisville: 3-3-3 (0-1-1 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Diego Rivera (East Meadow, NY/Cairo Durham), Adam Webster (York, England/Woldgate College), and Aney Djadou (Buffalo, NY/Amherst) each scored for the Bengals.
- Manu Prieto (Cascais, Portugal/Salesianos do Estoril) picked up a pair of assists.
- Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) needed to make just three saves for his fifth shutout of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a stalemate first half, the two sides could not find the scoreboard as it was 0-0 heading into halftime.
- Morrisville got an opportunity early in the second half, however, Tapiwa Mushonga (Johannesburg, South Africa/Hilton College) was able to poke the loose ball out just enough to avoid the Mustangs goal.
- After a red card on Morrisville, the Bengals began to put on the offensive pressure.
- Rivera got the scoring started as he launched the ball from a free kick position that sailed into the back of the net.
- Shortly after, Webster added another goal after a smooth pass from Prieto.
- Just three minutes later, Prieto found Djadou who fired his shot right into an open goal to help seal the Bengals win.
- Buffalo State outshot the Mustangs 25-6 overall.
FOR THE FOES
- Russell Lucero led Morrisville with a pair of shots.
- Ronaldo Fatolou made six saves for the Mustangs in the effort.
UP NEXT
The Bengals hit the road again on Saturday as they battle Canton in another conference matchup at 11:00 am.
