ALFRED, NY – Courtesy of a hat trick from
Riley Stevenson (Albany, NY/Guilderland), the Buffalo State women's soccer team picked up a second straight SUNYAC win with a 3-1 final over Alfred State at Pioneer Stadium.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Alfred State – 1
LOCATION: Pioneer Stadium – Alfred, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 5-8-1 (3-1-1 SUNYAC), Alfred State: 6-5-1 (2-3-0 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Stevenson secured her first hat trick as a Bengal along with her second multi-goal effort of the season.
- Olivia Kilmer (Hammondsport, NY/Avoca), Lilly Jaroszewski (El Paso, TX/Coronado), and Kaylee Lockwood (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) each earned an assist.
- Addy Williams (Grapevine, TX/Grapevine) and Gabriela Aichinger (Elma, NY/Iroquois) combined for two saves to earn the shutout.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Alfred State got the scoring started this evening with an early goal. Buffalo State responded shortly after as Stevenson tied the game at 1-1.
- Stevenson scored again later in the half to give the Bengals their first lead of the evening. Shortly before the end of the first half, Stevenson secured the hat trick with a loose ball right in front of the net to extend the Buffalo State lead to 3-1.
- The Bengals were able to keep the Pioneers off the scoreboard the entire second half to earn their second straight conference shutout.
FOR THE FOES
- Isabella Hoffman scored the lone Alfred State goal.
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Saturday as they will travel to Oneonta for a road SUNAYC contest.
