Walsh's Late Marker Earns Men's Soccer A Draw At Stony Brook, 1-1

Thursday, September 24

7 pm

University at Buffalo

3-4-3

Stony Brook

2-4-2

OT 5

OT 6

Buffalo

SBU

Walsh's Late Marker Earns Men's Soccer A Draw At Stony Brook, 1-1

9/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York men's soccer team (3-4-3, 0-0-0 MAC) earned their second straight tie on Thursday night on the road at Stony Brook as freshman Hunter Walsh notched the game-tying goal in the 85^th minute. The goal was the first of Walsh's career as the Bulls and Seawolves played to a 1-1 draw.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 1, Stony Brook 1 (2OT)
UB Goal Scorer: Hunter Walsh (1)
UB Assists: Nicolay Netskar (1), Braden Sclaes (3)
Stony Brook Goal Scorer: Vince Erdei (3)
Stony Brook Assists: Alejandro Fritz (4)
Records: Buffalo (3-4-3), Stony Brook (2-4-2)
Location: Kenneth P. Lavalle Stadium – Stony Brook, NY
Crowd: 512
The Short Story: Freshman forward Hunter Walsh picked a great time to score his firsat career goal for the Bulls as he notched the game-tying goal in the 85^th minute off of a pass from Nicolay Netskar. The Bulls earned their second straight draw and have now gone to overtime four times this season.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Alec Fisher, Daniel Cramarossa, Fox Slotemaker, David Enstrom, Austin Place, Braden Culver, Nicolay Netskar, Dylan Cope, Scott Doney, Braden Scales, Cameron Hogg
Stony Brook: Alejandro Fritz, Vince Erdei, Jason Orban, Danny Espinoza, Martin Giordano, Martieon Watson, Rickel Dixon, Breno Lustosa, Thibault Duval, Tavares Thompson, Serge Gamwanya

How It Happened

After a slow start from both sides, Cameron Hogg was asked to make the first save of the game in the 14^th minute as he turned away the Serge Gamwanya attempt.
In the 29^th minute the Bulls recorded their first shot of the opening half as Daniel Cramarossa took a hard shot that was saved by the Stony Brook keeper.
In the 40^th minute, Scott Doney saw his header attempt saved by the keeper after a perfect free kick from Fox Slotemaker.
Early on in the second half, Fox Slotemaker had a golden opportunity to open the scoring but his header attempt was punched off the goal line by the Stony Brook keeper.
In the 60th minute, Dylan Cope fed Braden Scales who crossed a great ball into the box where Scott Doney's shot was denied from point blank, keeping the game scoreless.
The Seawolves were able to get on the board first in the 66^th minute as Alejandro Fritz sent the free kick into the box where Vince Erdei was able to flick the ball past Cameron Hogg for his third goal of the season.
The Bulls held off the Stony Brook attack and responded with a flurry of their own as Daniel Cramarossa had a shot go wide and then Scott Doney had a header saved and a shot go just high of the net in the 82^nd minute.
Three minutes later the Bulls were able to knot the game at one as Braden Scales headed a long pass to Nicolay Netskar who calmly passed it to Hunter Walsh who beat the keeper to the right corner for the game-tying goal. The goal was Walsh's first of his career.
As time wore down at the end of regulation, Cameron Hogg was asked to make one more big save as he denied Serge Gamwanya in the 88^th minute to send the game to overtime.
After a slow first overtime period, the Bulls had the best chance to win the game in overtime two as Braden Scales took a rocket from 30 yards out that was poked over the top of the net by the Stony Brook keeper to preserve the tie.

Inside The Numbers

Freshman Hunter Walsh scored his first career goal in the 85^th minute to send the game to overtime.
Braden Scales notched his career-high third assist of the season on UB's lone goal.
Nicolay Netskar notched his first point of the season in the tie for the Bulls.
Cameron Hogg finished off his impressive night with five saves, tying his season-best save total. He has notched four games with five saves this season.
Stony Brook held the slim 14-13 edge in shots and the 8-5 edge in corners for the match.
Scott Doney led all Bulls with five shots, including three on goal while Daniel Cramarossa finished with four shots in the tie.

What They Are Saying

Head coach Stu Riddle: "Incredible character from the lads tonight," stated Riddle. "It was a really hard fought battle and we did terrifically well to get the late equalizer against a good team on the road."

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