November 16, 2024

Buffalo State Men's Soccer Dominates Thomas, Advance To NCAA Second Round

Thomas (ME)

14-2-3, 8-0-2

Buffalo State

15-2-3, 7-1-1

Final	1	2	T
Thomas (ME) (14-2-3, 8-0-2)	0	0	0
Buffalo State (15-2-3, 7-1-1)	0	3	3

Buffalo State Athletic Communications

MEDFORD, MA – The Buffalo State men's soccer team dominated in their opening match of the NCAA Tournament with a 3-0 victory over Thomas College tonight on Bello Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Thomas – 0
LOCATION: Bello Field – Medford, MA
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 16-2-3 (7-1-1 SUNYAC), Thomas: 13-2-4 (8-0-2 NAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

Aney Djadou (Buffalo, NY/Amherst), Manu Prieto (Cascais, Portugal/Salesianos do Estoril), and Matthew Stasyuk (Syracuse, NY/Marcellus) each scored for Buffalo State.
Sam Gregson (Anglesey, Wales/Ysgol David Hughes) and Diego Rivera (East Meadow, NY/Cairo Durham) each had an assist.
Shae Wirt (Overland Park, KS/St. Thomas Aquinas) needed to make just two saves for the win.
Overall, Buffalo State outshot the Terriers 29-5 overall.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both sides were silent in the first half. Buffalo State had multiple strong opportunities but could not find that back of the net.
Of the 29 Bengal shots, 16 came in the first half while also tallying nine corner kick attempts.
The Bengals were finally able to break through in the second half. Just ten minutes in, Djadou was able to tap into a wide open net after a pass from Gregson.
Buffalo State added a second goal just two minutes later after Prieto sniped a shot off a pass from Rivera.
Stasyuk solidified the Bengals win with his first goal as a Bengal. Stasyuk found an open lane in the middle of the field and fired a long shot the went right through the Terriers goalie.
The Bengals were able to run out the clock to secure their first win of the NCAA Tournament.

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