BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's soccer team stayed undefeated following a 6-2 victory over the Brockport Golden Eagles tonight on Coyer Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 6, Brockport – 2
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 5-0-0 (0-0-0 SUNYAC), Brockport: 1-2-1 (0-0-0 Empire 8)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Diego Rivera (East Meadow, NY/Cairo Durham) paced the Bengals with a four-goal effort.
• Rivera is now one goal shy of setting the program record for most goals over a three-year career.
• Salvador Gomes (Lisbon, Portugal/Colegio de S. Thomas) and Tapiwa Mushonga (Johannesburg, South Africa/Hilton College) also scored for Buffalo State while Faisal Samim (Baldwinsville, NY/Liverpool) picked up a pair of assists.
• Carson Smith (Big Flats, NY/Horseheads) picked up a rare goalie assist while recording seven saves in goal.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Rivera got the Bengals offense going early scoring just over five minutes into the contest.
• Gomes and Mushonga joined in on the scoring shortly after as they each netted their second goals of the season.
• Rivera added a second goal shortly before the end of the half to give the Bengals a 4-0 lead into halftime.
• Kicking things off in the second half, Rivera secured his third goal of the evening on a penalty kick opportunity.
• The Golden Eagles got on the board shortly after, but Buffalo State responded immediately as Rivera posted the first four-goal game of his career.
• Brockport netted a second goal late in the half, but the Bengals were able to shut the door on another victory.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Andrew Watrous made seven saves in the effort.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Saturday as they travel to Grove City for a non-conference matchup.