Women's Soccer Drops MAC Opener To Ohio, 1-0

Friday, September 25

7 pm

4-4-1 (0-1-0MAC)

Ohio

3-5-0 (1-0-0MAC)

OHIO

Buffalo

Women's Soccer Drops MAC Opener To Ohio, 1-0

9/25/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's soccer team (4-4-1, 0-1-0 MAC) dropped their Mid-American Conference opener to the Ohio Bobcats on Friday night in front of the home fans, 1-0. The Bobcats scored in the 32^nd minute and held on, handing UB their first loss at home since October 20, 2013 against Central Michigan.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 0, Ohio 1
Ohio Goal Scorer: Stephanie Rowland (3)
Ohio Assists: Carly Manso (1)
Records: Buffalo (4-4-1, 0-1-0 MAC), Ohio (3-5-0, 1-0-0 MAC)
Location: UB Stadium – Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 476
The Short Story: The Bobcats scored a pretty goal in the 32^nd minute and the Bulls were not able to produce any dangerous chances as they dropped their first match at home in the last 16 tries.

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Kristin Markiewicz, Angel Hart, Julia Benati, Carissima Cutrona, Kassidy Kidd, Meghan Simmons, Celina Carrero, Jackie Hall, Brianna Shingary, Andrea Niper
Ohio: Taylor Smith, Kelly Zebrowski, Rianna Reese, Alexis Milesky, Mollie Whitacre, Megan Niebuhr, Hannah Jaggers, Carly Manso, Stephanie Rowland, Grace Campbell, Celeste Fushimi-Karns

How It Happened

The Bobcats were able to notch the first shot on goal in the sixth minute as Carly Manso took a hard low shot that was gobbled up by Laura Dougall.
In the eighth minute, UB finally had their first chance of the game as Carissima Cutrona launched a long shot that was denied by the Ohio keeper.
In the 14^th minute, Laura Dougall made her best save of the night as Stephanie Rowland fired a low hard shot towards the right corner of the net but she made the diving stop to keep the game scoreless.
Eight minutes later it appeared that UB had got on the scoreboard first but Celina Carrero's header goal was waved off because of offsides.
In the 32^nd minute, Ohio took advantage of some miscommunication by the Bulls and recorded their first goal. Carly Manso worked her way to the top of the box and she fed Stephanie Rowland who placed a perfect low shot into the left corner of the goal.
Down the stretch of the opening half UB was able to produce a pair of shots that were blocked and Moira Petrie saw her attempt go just over the cross bar.
Not much happened in the beginning stages of the second half until Julia Benati was awarded a free kick. Her attempt around the wall was saved by Taylor Smith to keep the score 1-0 in favor of the visitors.
In the 80^th minute, Alexis Milesky had a great sliding shot that Laura Dougall turned away to keep the score 1-0.
In the final five minutes, UB was only able to produce one long range shot from Jackie Hall that the Ohio keeper easily grabbed.
UB had a corner kick with 40 seconds remaining but Angel Hart's shot went wide and Ohio held on to the road win.

Inside The Numbers

With the loss, UB has not won consecutive conference opening matches since 2001 and 2002.
The Bulls held the 12-9 edge in shots while the corner kicks were knotted, 4-4.
Taylor Smith made four saves in the cleansheet victory while Laura Dougall made three stops in the loss for UB.
Julia Benati led all UB players with two shots while Stephanie Rowland led Ohio with three shots.
This is the first conference loss for the Bulls since the 2013 season. UB went a perfect 9-0-2 in MAC play last season.

Player of the Match
Following the match, Brianna Shingary was awarded the "Player of the Match" award by the UB coaching staff after a solid match defensively and creating chances in the attacking third.

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

Up Next

The Bulls will stay at home for a MAC match on Sunday against Kent State at 12:00 pm. UB defeated Kent State 2-0 on the road last season in their only matchup.