Women's Soccer Falls Short At Western Michigan; Downed 2-1

Friday, October 14

4 pm

Western Michigan

Women's Soccer Falls Short At Western Michigan; Downed 2-1

10/14/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

KALAMAZOO, MI – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team (6-7-2, 3-4-0 MAC) scored first on Friday afternoon but they were not able to hold onto the lead as they allowed a pair of first half goals to Western Michigan, falling by the score of 2-1. Carissima Cutrona netted her team-leading and career-best ninth goal of the season in the loss for the Bulls.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 1, Western Michigan 2
Records: Buffalo (6-7-2, 3-4-0 MAC), Western Michigan (9-4-0, 4-3-0 MAC)
Buffalo Goal Scorers: Carissima Cutrona (9)
Buffalo Assists: Nicole Gerritz (4)
Western Michigan Goal Scorers: Emma Kahn (3), Kendall Juhnke (3)
Western Michigan Assists: Alyssa Burke (6), Liz Abro (3)
Location: WMU Soccer Complex – Kalamazoo, MI
Attendance: 150

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Nicole Gerritz, Gurjeena Jandu, Angel Hart, Adrianna VanCuyck, Andrea Niper, Ashley Evans, Moira Petrie, Dana Lytle, Celina Carrero, Carissima Cutrona
Western Michigan: Stephanie Heber, Mackenzie Barber, Megan Ross, Alyssa Burke, Emma Kahn, Annie Selk, Kendall Juhnke, Savanna Bosworth, Liz Abro, Alex Ruffer, Maria Jaramillo

How It Happened

The Bulls were able to record the first shot of the match in just the third minute of action as Celina Carrero had a shot that went just wide right.
After the Broncos saw a shot go wide left, the Bulls countered and scored the first goal of the match in the ninth minute. Nicole Gerritz was able to split a pair of defenders and cross a perfect pass into the box where Carissima Cutrona netted her team-leading ninth goal of the season.
Western Michigan didn't waste any time tying up the score at one as Emma Kahn netted her third of the season in the 19^th minute of play.
The Broncos dominated play over the next 15 minutes and they were rewarded with their second goal of the match in the 35^th minute. After Emma Kahn had her shot blocked, Kendall Juhnke collected the rebound and beat Laura Dougall to make the score 2-1 in favor of the home team.
Carley Zoccali had the Bulls final chance of the first half in the 38^th minute but her right-footed shot went wide of the goal as Wester Michigan took the 2-1 lead to the locker room.
The Bulls opened up the second half quick as Moira Petrie had the first shot of the second half in the 47^th minute but her blast went just over the cross bar and out of play.
In the 56^th minute, the Bulls had a great chance to tie the game up as Carissima Cutrona headed the ball just wide of the right corner of the net.
The Broncos nearly extended their lead to 3-1 in the 63^rd minute of play but Paige Dobbs' shot rang off the post and was cleared away by the UB defense.
Two minutes later, Laura Dougall made a big stop on a Kendall Juhnke header to keep the score 2-1 in favor of the Broncos.
Laura Dougall was asked to make a pair of saves in the 69^th and 71^st minutes of play and she was up to the task, giving the Bulls a chance to tie the score in the final 20 minutes of play.
Carissima Cutrona just missed the left corner of the net off of an Ashley Evans corner kick in the 74^th minute as the Bulls were pressing for the tying goal.
The Bulls had a flurry of chances for the game-tying goal in the 80^th minute but Andrea Niper and Carissima Cutrona saw their shots blocked before Carley Zoccali had her blast saved by the WMU keeper.

Inside The Numbers

With her goal, Carissima Cutrona has now netted a career-high nine goals on the year.
With her assist on Cutrona's goal, Nicole Gerritz has now notched a career-high four assists on the year.
The Broncos held the 13-10 edge in shots for the match while also holding the 6-3 edge in corner kicks.
Redshirt sophomore Carissima Cutrona led all players with four shots while Carley Zoccali and Moira Petrie each recorded two shots in the loss.
Junior goalkeeper Laura Dougall finished off her match with four saves in the loss.

Player of the Match

Following the match, the UB coaching staff selected sophomore Nicole Gerritz as the Player of the Match after notching her fourth assist of the season.

Hofstra - Julia Benati
#6 West Virginia – Meghan Simmons
St. Bonaventure – Carissima Cutrona
Binghamton – Adrianna VanCuyck
Brown – Angel Hart
Navy – Moira Petrie
Canisius – Nicole Gerritz
Ball State - Laura Dougall
Miami (OH) - Andrea Niper
Bowling Green – Gurjeena Jandu
Toledo – Celina Carrero
Ohio – Dana Lytle
Kent State – Andrea Niper
Western Michigan - Nicole Gerritz

What They Are Saying

Head Coach Shawn Burke: "Another tough road loss. Even tougher when we took an early lead and had so much of the early play. If we can find a way to show up for 90 minutes we can scare some teams, if not we are looking at an early winter."

NEXT UP

The Bulls will stay on the road Sunday as they head to DeKalb, IL to take on Northern Illinois in their third straight road MAC match. Kick is set for 2:00 pm on Sunday.