Women's Soccer Notches Second Straight MAC Win; Downs EMU, 1-0

Friday, October 2

4 pm

6-4-1, 2-1-0MAC

Eastern Michigan

3-7-1, 0-3-0MAC

Buffalo

Eastern Michigan

Women's Soccer Notches Second Straight MAC Win; Downs EMU, 1-0

10/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

YPSILANTI, MI – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's soccer team (6-4-1, 2-1-0 MAC) won their second straight Mid-American Conference match on Friday afternoon on the road at Eastern Michigan, 1-0. Julia Benati scored the lone UB goal for the second straight game.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 1, Eastern Michigan 0
Buffalo Goal Scorer: Julia Benati (4)
Buffalo Assists: Carissima Cutrona (3)
Records: Buffalo (6-4-1, 2-1-0 MAC), Eastern Michigan (3-7-0, 0-3-0 MAC)
Location: Scicluna Field – Ypsilanti, MI
Attendance: 537
The Short Story: Julia Benati notched her team-leading fourth goal of the season in the 66^th minute to lift the UB women's soccer team to their second straight MAC victory over Eastern Michigan, 1-0. Laura Dougall eanred her 22^nd career victory, tying her for third all-time in program history with Ainsley Wheldon.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Kristin Markiewicz, Angel Hart, Julia Benati, Jackie Hall, Kassidy Kidd, Meghan Simmons, Celina Carrero, Carissima Cutrona, Brianna Shingary, Andrea Niper
Eastern Michigan: Kaylin Williams, Jennifer Bentley, Hallee Kansman, Chelsie Oddan, Mikayla Cupp, Julia Lombardi, Kristin Nason, Rachel Washburn, Madison Hirsch, Ellie Tillar, Megan Trapp

How It Happened

Eastern Michigan was able to get the first shot on goal in the ninth minute as Chelsie Oddan had her blast turned away by Laura Dougall.
Just over 30 seconds later, Dougall was forced to make another save as she was able to push Megan Trapp's shot out of bounds, keeping the game scoreless.
Carissima Cutrona was able to get the Bulls first shot of the match as she saw her header attempt saved by the Eastern Michigan keeper.
In the 30^th minute of play, Julia Benati worked her way in tight on the keeper but her hard shot was denied.
In the final five minutes of the half, Eastern Michigan had a shot blocked and UB countered with a shot of their own as Carissima Cutrona fired one just wide, keeping the game scoreless at half.
In the 50^th minute, Carissima Cutrona was able to shake free and take a shot that was denied by Kaylin Williams.
The Bulls were able to break through with their first goal in the 66^th minute as Julia Benati buried her fourth goal of the season after a perfect cross from Carissima Cutrona. The assist for Cutrona was her third of the season and second straight game with an assist.
The Bulls continued to pressure the Eagles after the goal as Kassidy Kidd had a shot go just high and out of play in the 76^th minute.
In the 81^st minute, Kassidy Kidd had another scoring opportunity but her blast was saved by the Eagles keeper.
The Bulls defense was strong in the final 10 minutes as they didn't allow a Eastern Michigan shot, earning their sixth shutout of the season.

Inside The Numbers

With the win, the Bulls improve to 3-3-0 on the road, matching their number of home victories on the season.
With the win in goal, Laura Dougall is now tied for third all-time in career wins with Ainsley Wheldon with 22.
Laura Dougall now has notched 19 cleansheets in her UB career, one shy of tying Ainsley Wheldon for second on the all-time shutouts list.
With her goal this afternoon, Julia Benati has set a career-high for goals in a season with four. She has also scored in back-to-back games for the first time in her UB career.
Carissima Cutrona now has a career-high three assists on the season and she has notched assists in back-to-back matches for the first time in her career.
Buffalo held the 11-10 edge in shots for the match while EMU had the 6-4 edge at halftime.
Eastern Michigan held the 7-1 lead in corner kicks in the loss.
Carissima Cutrona led all players with four shots while Julia Benati finished with three shots of her own.
Laura Dougall finished with four saves in her sixth cleansheet of the season.

Player of the Match
Following the match, Carissima Cutrona was awarded the "Player of the Match" award by the UB coaching staff after a great match offensively. Cutrona finished with an assist and four shots in the win.

Saint Joseph's – Jackie Hall
Drexel – Kristin Markiewicz
Canisius – Julia Benati
St. Bonaventure – Kassidy Kidd
Syracuse – Dana Lytle
Niagara – Rebecca Bramble
Binghamton – Kassidy Kidd / Celina Carrero
#7 West Virginia – Laura Dougall
Ohio – Brianna Shingary
Kent State – Carissima Cutrona
Eastern Michigan – Carissima Cutrona

What They Are Saying

Head coach Shawn Burke: "We came out and really struggled to put our mark on the game. We made a few adjustments at halftime and the girls came out a different team. When they bring that type of effort as they did in the second half, we are a very dangerous team."

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