Men's Soccer Tops Northern Illinois, 1-0, In Crucial MAC Match

Friday, October 28

7 pm

2-1-110-3-2 < MAC>

Northern Illinois

0-3-11-10-4 < MAC>

Northern Illinois

Buffalo

Men's Soccer Tops Northern Illinois, 1-0, In Crucial MAC Match

10/28/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Tommy Fogarty-Cameron Post Match Interview

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo men's soccer team (10-3-2, 2-1-1 MAC) stayed perfect at UB Stadium on Friday night as they handed the Northern Illinois Huskies a 1-0 defeat. With the win, the Bulls have now notched 10 wins on the season, marking the first time they have won 10 in a season since 2008 when they earned 12 wins.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 1, Northern Illinois 0
Records: Buffalo (10-3-2, 2-1-1 MAC), Northern Illinois (1-10-4, 0-3-1 MAC)
Buffalo Goal: Tommy Fogarty-Cameron (2)
Buffalo Assist: Fox Slotemaker (1), Daniel Cramarossa (2)
Location: UB Stadium – Buffalo, NY
Crowd: 296

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Joseph Kuta, Austin Place, Fox Slotemaker, David Enstrom, Alec Fisher, Nick Forrester, Daniel Cramarossa, Tommy Fogarty-Cameron, Rikard Lindqvist, Russell Cicerone, Braden Scales
Northern Illinois: Drew Donnally, Jerome Roche, Richard Hall, Giovanni Garcia, Christian Molina, Giovanni Pacheco, Nixon Urrutia, Adam Lightner, Luke Read, Cody Witkowski, Ethan Pitre

How It Happened

After Russell Cicerone was knocked down in the NIU box and wasn't awarded a penalty kick, the Huskies countered with the first shot of the match in the second minute as Christian Molina ripped a long distance shot that Joseph Kuta made a nice stop on.
After a couple chances on corner kicks, the Bulls finally broke through with their first goal on the third straight corner. Daniel Cramarossa sent a great corner into the box where Fox Slotemaker headed the ball to Tommy Fogarty-Cameron who buried his second goal of the season in the 17^th minute.
In the 22^nd minute, Braden Scales had a great chance to make it 2-0 but the NIU keeper made a great diving stop to his right, poking the ball out of bounds.
Rikard Lindqvist had a golden opportunity to score in the 40^th minute but his running shot went just left of the net after Russell Cicerone gave Lindqvist a great feed.
Russell Cicerone had the first chance of the second half as he dribbled into the box and ripped a left-footed shot that just missed the left corner of the net.
Buffalo almost made it 2-0 in the 68^th minute as Russell Cicerone fed Tommy Fogarty-Cameron who just missed the top corner of the net.
The Bulls had their best chance to put the match away in the 74^th minute as Russell Cicerone made a great run and fed a streaking Steven Stryker who had a partial breakaway but his hard right-footed shot was turned away by the challenging keeper.
Northern Illinois had a dangerous chance in the 76^th minute but Christian Molina saw his header go just wide of the left corner after a nice cross into the box.
The Huskies last chance for the equalizer came in the 84^th minute as Max Voss ripped a shot from 20 yards out that went sailing over the UB goal.
The Buffalo defense did a great job down the stretch to notch their eighth clean sheet of the season.

Inside The Numbers

With the win, Buffalo has recorded 10 wins in a season for the first time since 2008 when they won 12 matches.
The Bulls improved to 5-0-1 at home this season and 15-3-3 at home over their last three seasons.
Buffalo held the dominant 20-3 edge in shots and the 7-3 edge in corner kicks in the win.
With the one-save clean sheet, Joseph Kuta has now notched eight clean sheets on the season, tied for third in program history for shutouts in a season by a goalkeeper.
The Buffalo defense has recorded eight clean sheets on the season, most in a season since 2008.
The game-winning goal for Tommy Fogarty-Cameron was the first of his UB career.
The assist for Fox Slotemaker was his first of the season and second of his UB career.
Tommy Fogarty-Cameron led the Bulls with a career-high six shots while Russell Cicerone finished with five in the win.
Christian Molina led all NIU players with two shots in the loss.

Up Next

The Bulls will return home on Sunday at 11:00 am as they welcome Oral Roberts for a non-conference match. Sunday's match at UB Stadium will also be Senior Day for eight UB players.