BUFFALO, NY – Aney Djadou (Buffalo, NY/Amherst),
Stephen Haven (Cheektowaga, NY/Cheektowaga), and
Sam Christian (Cockermouth, England/Cockermouth) each scored as the Buffalo State men's soccer team took down #24 Oneonta this afternoon on Coyer Field with a 3-1 final.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, #24 Oneonta – 1
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 9-3-2 (4-1-1 SUNYAC), #24 Oneonta: 10-1-2 (4-1-1 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Zaccaria Gerosa (New York, NY/U. of Nebraska HS) and Jay Kitcher (Newcastle Australia/St. Phillips Christian) each picked up an assist.
- Carson Smith (Big Flats, NY/Horseheads) made five saves in goal in the win.
- The win was the first for the men's soccer program over a nationally-ranked opponent since 2024 where the Bengals knocked off Oneonta with a 2-0 final on Coyer Field.
- Prior to the game, the Bengals celebrated their nine seniors in Djadou, Haven, Kitcher, Gerosa, Smith, Adrian Contreras (Madrid, Spain/Hipatia Fuhem), Jay Ellis (Queens, NY/HSLEAPS), Liam Molloy (Rego Park, NY/Archbishop Molloy), and Faisal Samim (Baldwinsville, NY/Liverpool).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Oneonta opened the scoring with a goal just over one minute into the action.
- The Bengals responded shortly after as Gerosa found Djadou in front on the net where he drilled his second goal of the season.
- Late in the half, Kitcher nailed a corner kick that Haven was able to head in and give the Bengals a 2-1 advantage.
- Coming out of the break, Christian scored his sixth goal of the season to give Buffalo State a 3-1 edge.
- Down the final stretch, Smith was able to make a pair of crucial saves to keep the Red Dragons off the board the remainder of the matchup.
FOR THE FOES
- Iyare Harris scored for Oneonta.
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Wednesday as they will host Fredonia at 7:00 pm for another SUNYAC matchup.
