Men's Soccer Drops Third Straight; Falls at Bryant, 1-0

Sunday, September 13

1 pm

University at Buffalo

3-3-1

Bryant

1-2-2

Buffalo

Bryant

Men's Soccer Drops Third Straight; Falls at Bryant, 1-0

9/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SMITHFIELD, RI - The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York men's soccer team (3-3-1, 0-0-0 MAC) was defeated on Sunday afternoon on the road by the Bryant Bulldogs, 1-0. The Bulls gave up a second half goal en route to their third straight loss.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 0, Bryant 1
Goal Scorers: Thomas Binder (1)
Assists: Brett Larocque (1)
Records: Buffalo (3-3-1), Bryant (1-2-2)
Location: Bulldog Stadium – Smithfield, RI
The Short Story: The Bulls dropped their third straight road match as they allowed a second half goal to the Bryant Bulldogs. UB was outshot 11-8 for the game.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Alec Fisher, Daniel Cramarossa, Fox Slotemaker, David Enstrom, Russell Cicerone, Braden Culver, Marcus Hanson, Nick Forrester, Austin Place, Braden Scales, Joseph Kuta
Bryant: Thomas Binder, John Conry, Kevin Tejada, Matt Guerriero, Marco Addonizio, Brett Larocque, Charlie Booth, Teddy Spanos, Jake Lamar, Sam Trueman

How It Happened

After putting some serious pressure on the Bryant backline, Russell Cicerone had the Bulls best chance to open the scoring but he was denied on his hard shot, keeping it scoreless in the 10^th minute.
Braden Scales had a great chance on the counter attack but his shot went just wide in the 19^th minute.
In the 27th minute, Scott Doney entered off the bench and had a great shot that was turned away by the Bryant keeper.
After a yellow card on the Bulldogs, Russell Cicerone had his shot turned away by the keeper in the 41^st minute of action.
In the 44^th minute, the Bulls had their best chance of the half to score as Braden Scales saw his header go off the cross bar and out of play.
After a Braden Culver shot was saved in the 54^th minute, the Bulldogs got on the board with their first goal of the game. Thomas Binder took a Brett Larocque feed and dribbled in and beat Joseph Kuta on the ground to the corner.
The Bulls had their last chance to tie the game in the 80^th minute but Russell Cicerone's attempt was blocked by a Bryant defender.

Inside The Numbers

Joseph Kuta made his first start in goal for the Bulls on Sunday.
Austin Place made his first start of the season for the Bulls.
Bryant held the 11-8 edge in shots for the game while UB held the 6-1 edge in corners.
Joseph Kuta finished his first start with UB with four saves.
Russell Cicerone finished with a game-high three shots in the loss for the Bulls.

What They Are Saying

Head coach Stu Riddle: "We paid the price for missing half a dozen clear cut scoring chances in the first half," stated head coach Stu Riddle. "The second half performance was sub-par and we have a lot of work to do before we take the field next weekend."

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