Women's Soccer Battles Northern Illinois To Scoreless Draw On Sunday

Sunday, October 16

3 pm

Northern Illinois

Women's Soccer Battles Northern Illinois To Scoreless Draw On Sunday

10/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

DEKALB, IL – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team (6-7-3, 3-4-1 MAC) battled the Northern Illinois Huskies to a scoreless draw on Sunday afternoon, 0-0. Laura Dougall finished with three saves as she earned her fifth clean sheet of the season and program record 26^th of her career.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 0, Northern Illinois 0
Records: Buffalo (6-7-2, 3-4-0 MAC), Western Michigan (9-4-0, 4-3-0 MAC)
Location: NIU Soccer Complex – DeKalb, IL
Attendance: 246

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
Northern Illinois: Amy Annala, Natalie Yass, Taylor Sarver, Allie Ingham, Alex Elias, Natalia Pena, Kelsey Chope, Lauren Willis, Sammy O'Brien, Jennie Nailor, Jess Wooldridge

How It Happened

The Bulls were able to notch the first four shots in the match before earning the first shot opn goal in the 30^th minute. Adrianna VanCuyck ripped a shot in the 30^th minute that was saved by Amy Annala to keep the match scoreless.
In the 36^th minute, Northern Illinois had their first shot of the match as Cassidy Page took a shot that was saved by Laura Dougall.
Ashley Evans had a corner kick in the 39^th minute that turned into a scoring chance but Adrianna VanCuyck's shot attempt went wide of the goal.
UB had the final chance of the half in the final minute as Alex Lambert saw her shot saved by the NIU keeper, sending the teams to the locker room scoreless.
The Huskies had the first chance to score in the 53^rd minute but Jess Wooldridge saw her header go wide of the goal.
In the 66^th minute the Huskies had a good chance to score but Laura Dougall made a big save on Taylor Sarver to keep the match scoreless.
The Bulls responded quickly a minute later as Ashley Evans ripped a shot that was saved by Amy Annala.
Kayla Hospodka was able to notch a shot in the 73^rd minute that was saved by the keeper.
NIU had a pair of chances that went wide in the 83^rd minute before Carissima Cutrona saw her header go wide in the 89^th minute.
Each team had a shot in the first overtime as Sammy O'Brien sent her shot wide before Andrea Niper saw her shot get blocked by the Huskies defense.
Neither team had a scoring chance in the second overtime period as they battled to a scoreless draw.

Inside The Numbers

The Bulls held the 12-7 edge in shots and the 9-2 edge in corner kicks in the draw.
Junior goalkeeper Laura Dougall finished the match with three saves as she earned her fifth shutout of the season.
With the shutout, Laura Dougall has notched 26 in her UB career, a program record.
Andrea Niper, Carissima Cutrona and Adrianna VanCuyck each notched two shots in the draw.
The Buffalo defense held the NIU Huskies to just three shots in 110 minutes while notching their fifth shutout.

Player of the Match

Following the match, the UB coaching staff selected senior Andrea Niper as the Player of the Match after a strong match defensively.

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
Northern Illinois – Andrea Niper

What They Are Saying

Head Coach Shawn Burke: "Today felt like a playoff game, so I want to give a ton of credit to our players. This is a tough place and team to play, while we aren't satisfied with a tie, we are proud of a complete performance. We have a lot to build on going into these last three home matches."

NEXT UP

The Bulls will return home for their final three matches of the regular season. The Bulls will play host to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, October 20 at 7:00 pm before hosting Central Michigan and Akron at UB Stadium on October 23^rd and 27^th, respectively.