BROCKPORT, NY – Manu Prieto (Cascais, Portugal/Salesianos do Estoril) netted two goals as the Buffalo State men's soccer team continued their hot start to the season with a 2-0 shutout against the Brockport Golden Eagles today at A. Huntley Parker Jr. Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, Brockport – 1
LOCATION: A. Huntley Parker Jr. – Brockport, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 5-0-1 (0-0-0 SUNYAC), Brockport: 1-4-1 (0-0-0 Empire 8)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Prieto's two goals gave him his second multi-goal performance of the season.
- Sam Gregson (Anglesey, Wales/Ysgol David Hughes) and Salvador Gomes (Lisbon, Portugal/Colegio de S. Thomas) each earned an assist for the Bengals.
- Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) needed to make just one save to earn his second shutout of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a foul-heavy start to the action, the Bengals got on the board as Prieto sailed a shot over the head of the Brockport goaltender.
- The Golden Eagles attempted to get their offense going, but the Bengals held that to just four shots the entire first half.
- Both sides remained in a stalemate for much of the second half until Prieto netted his second goal of a pass from Gomes.
- Brockport was only able to get one shot off after the goal as they failed to get on the scoreboard.
- Buffalo State outshot the Golden Eagles 15-8 and are off to their best start to a season since 2019.
FOR THE FOES
- Andrew Taylor made eight saves in goal for the Golden Eagles.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Houghton to battle the Highlanders at 7:00 pm.
