Men's Soccer Earns Gritty Road Draw At Northern Illinois, 1-1

Saturday, October 24

7 pm

University at Buffalo

6-5-4 (1-1-1)MAC

Northern Illinois

7-5-1 (1-1-1)MAC

OT 1

OT 2

Buffalo

Northern Illinois

Men's Soccer Earns Gritty Road Draw At Northern Illinois, 1-1

10/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

DEKALB, IL - The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York men's soccer team (6-5-4, 1-1-1 MAC) continued their solid play on Saturday night as they traveled to Northern Illinois and earned a 1-1 road draw against the Huskies. Daniel Cramarossa netted the game-tying goal for the Bulls in the 53^rd minute, his second goal in four games for the Bulls.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 1, Northern Illinois 1
UB Goal Scorer: Daniel Cramarossa (2)
UB Assist: Russell Cicerone (8)
Northern Illinois Goal Scorer: Kevin Rodriguez (2)
Northern Illinois Assist: Bertrand Gaschot (3)
Records: Buffalo (6-5-4, 1-1-1 MAC), Northern Illinois (7-5-1, 1-1-1 MAC)
Location: NIU Soccer Complex – Dekalb, IL
The Short Story: Behind a Daniel Cramarossa goal in the second half, the Bulls earned a hard-fought 1-1 road draw at Northern Illinois on Saturday night. With the draw, the Bulls have now tied a program record for draws in a season with four.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Alec Fisher, Daniel Cramarossa, Fox Slotemaker, David Enstrom, Russell Cicerone, Braden Culver, Austin Place, Marcus Hanson, Nick Forrester, Braden Scales, Joseph Kuta
Northern Illinois: Andrew Gleaser, Taylor Cole, Charlie Oliver, Jerome Roche, Luke Read, Richard Hall, Kevin Rodriguez, Nixon Urrutia, Bertrand Gaschot, Albert Levett, Giovanni Pacheco

How It Happened

Joseph Kuta was forced to make a save just two minutes in as Bertrand Gaschot took a blast that was denied.
The Huskies were able to get on the board first in the 16^th minute as Kevin Rodriguez took a great cross from Bertrand Gaschot and he buried the ball into the right corner of the net.
In the 20^th minute, Joseph Kuta was forced to make a save on a header attempt from Nixon Urrutia.
In the 36^th minute, the Bulls had a flurry of chances to tie the game but Marcus Hanson had his shot blocked and Russell Cicerone just missed the goal to the left.
Off a corner kick in the 42^nd minute, Daniel Cramarossa gathered a Russell Cicerone volley and his shot missed just left.
Fox Slotemaker had the Bulls last chance of the first half but his header off Cicerone's corner kick went wide right.
The Bulls offense got on track early in the second half as Scott Doney had his header saved by the Huskies keeper just two minutes into the half.
Just six minutes later UB was able to get the equalizing goal as Daniel Cramarossa netted his second of the season off a great feed from Russell Cicerone.
In the 67^th minute, Richard Hall had a chance to give NIU the lead but Joseph Kuta stood tall and made the save for the Bulls.
Down the stretch of the second half, the Bulls held NIU to two shots while UB was held without a shot.
Marcus Hanson was able to get UB's first shot of the overtime period in the 93^rd minute but his attempt was blocked.
In the 98^th minute, Scott Doney saw his header attempt just miss the goal to the left.
The Bulls had the best chance of the early going in overtime two as Russell Cicerone sent a corner kick into the box where Nick Forrester had a hard shot that was saved by the Huskies keeper.
The Huskies had the final shot of the game in the 105^th minute as Adrian Coardos ripped a shot over the net.

Inside The Numbers

With the draw, the Bulls have tied a program record for ties in a season with four.
With his assist, junior Russell Cicerone now has a career-high eight assists on the season and ranks third in program history for assists in a season.
Russell Cicerone now ranks third in program history with 65 career points. He has notched seven straight matches with at least one point for the Bulls.
The goal for Daniel Cramarossa was his second career marker and his second goal in his last four matches.
Northern Illinois held the 14-11 edge in shots while the Bulls held the 4-3 advantage in corner kicks in the draw.
The Bulls had four players, Daniel Cramarossa, Russell Cicerone, Marcus Hanson and Scott Doney, each recorded two shots for the Bulls.
Sophomore Joseph Kuta finished off the game with five saves.

Up Next

The Bulls return to UB Stadium on Friday, October 30 to take on the Bowling Green Falcons at 7:00 pm. Friday's match will be Senior Night for three seniors.