BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State men's soccer team earned a dominant 6-0 win over the Hilbert Hawks this afternoon on Coyer Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 6, Hilbert – 0
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 7-1-0 (0-0-0 SUNYAC), Hilbert: 3-2-1 (0-0-0 AMCC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Diego Rivera (East Meadow, NY/Cairo Durham) and Aney Djadou (Buffalo, NY/Amherst) paced the Bengals offense with a pair of goals.
• Zaccaria Gerosa (New York, New York/U. of Nebraska HS) and Lesedi Sekhobo (Albany, NY/Shaker) each scored as well for the Bengals.
• Tapiwa Mushonga (Johannesburg, South Africa/Hilton College) earned two assists while Rivera added one of his own. With five points today, Rivera set the program record for most points in a three year career with 105.
• Carson Smith (Big Flats, NY/Horseheads) and the Bengals defense did not allow a shot on goal for their fifth shutout on the year and second straight.
   

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bengals offense came out firing as Gerosa and Rivera each scored within seconds of each other to give Buffalo State and early 2-0 lead.
• Rivera added his second goal of the game just a few minutes later off a pass from Matthew Stasyuk (Syracuse, NY/Marcellus).
• Djadou scored a pair of goals in the final minutes to give the Bengals a 5-0 lead heading into halftime.
• Coming out of the break, Sekhobo scored his second goal of the season to put the game away for the Bengals.
• Buffalo State held strong down the stretch allowing Hilbert to just one shot through the matchup.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Daniel Downes made six saves in the effort for Hilbert.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action next Saturday as they will host Potsdam at 1:00 pm to open SUNYAC play.