UB Battles Brown To Scoreless Draw; Dougall Sets Program Shutouts Record

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UB Battles Brown To Scoreless Draw; Dougall Sets Program Shutouts Record

9/1/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer

BUFFALO, NY – Despite out-shooting the Brown Bears 22-5 for the match, the University at Buffalo women's soccer team (1-2-2, 0-0-0 MAC) picked up their second straight draw on Thursday night, 0-0. Junior goalkeeper Laura Dougall was able to collect the cleansheet, breaking the program record for cleansheets in a career with 22.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 0, Brown 0
Records: Buffalo (1-2-2, 0-0-0 MAC), Brown (1-0-1, 0-0-0 Ivy League)
Location: UB Stadium – Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 210

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Nicole Gerritz, Gurjeena Jandu, Angel Hart, Adrianna VanCuyck, Andrea Niper, Ashley Evans, Moira Petrie, Julia Benati, Celina Carrero, Carissima Cutrona
Brown: Christine Etzel, Celia Story, Carly Gould, Megan Grant, Katy Schmidt, Maclaine Lehan, Sarah Cobb, Mikela Waldman, Sydney Calas, Amanda Lane, Nicole Phillips

How It Happened

The Bulls were able to get their first shot on goal of the game in the 19^th minute Nicole Gerritz made a great hustle play to get to a free ball and then cross it over to Julia Benati who drilled right-footed shot that was saved by keeper.
Two minutes later Julia Benati forced the Brown keeper to make a diving stop on her free kick that was headed towards the right corner of the net.
In the 26^th minute, Carissima Cutrona made a crafty move to shake free and ripped a shot headed towards the top right corner that the Brown keeper got a fingertip on and forced the ball wide.
Alex Lambert made a strong play in the 42^nd minute to give Julia Benati an opportunity but her hard shot was saved by Christin Etzel, keeping the game scoreless at half.
Carissima Cutrona had the Bulls first shot of the second half as she took a great feed from Julia Benati in the 61^st minute and raced in on goal but her shot was directly at the keeper who made the easy save.
Moira Petrie had a dangerous chance in the 71^st minute as she took a feed from Kara Daly and ripped a shot on goal that was saved.
The Buffalo offense kept putting pressure on Brown in the 75^th minute as Jessica Marlowe sent a great cross into the box where Julia Benati ripped a shot that just missed the right corner.
The Bulls had their most dangerous chance of the second half in the 87^th minute as Julia Benati took a perfect pass from Andrea Niper and she hit a hard shot that the keeper poked over the goal and out of play.
Brown had a chance in the final minute of the second half as they had a free kick from 30 yards out that Carly Gould headed over the top of the UB net.
After being all over the Bears in the first overtime period, Moira Petrie drew a foul just outside the box in the 106^th minute that turned into a free kick chance for the Bulls. On the ensuing free kick, Andrea Niper's blast went sailing over the cross bar and out of play
The Bulls had their best chance in the 109^th minute as Julia Benati took a hard free kick from 20 yards out that the Brown keeper made a diving stop on but left the rebound sitting aimlessly in the crease before being cleared away by a Brown defender, preserving the 0-0 draw.

Inside The Numbers

The Bulls and Bears have now played twice in the programs history with Brown holding the 1-0-1 record against UB.
With the cleansheet in goal, junior Laura Dougall is now the program leader in shutouts in a career with 22, breaking Jaime Adams program record that stood since 2000.
The Bulls dominated the shot category as they held the 22-5 edge for the game and the 4-1 edge in overtimes. The Bulls also held the advantage in corner kicks for the match, 9-1.
Senior Ashley Evans had a strong match for the Bulls as she earned her first career start at left back.
Laura Dougall finished the game with just one save while Brown's keeper Christine Etzel had a huge game with nine saves in the draw.

Player Of The Match

Following the match, Angel Hart was named Player of the Match after a gritty game defensively as the Bears were only able to attempt five shots for the match, one of which was on frame.

Hofstra - Julia Benati
#6 West Virginia – Meghan Simmons
St. Bonaventure – Carissima Cutrona
Binghamton – Adrianna VanCuyck
Brown – Angel Hart

NEXT UP

The Bulls return to UB Stadium on Sunday, September 4 as they welcome Navy to Buffalo for a 1:30 pm match. Sunday's match will be the second match of a doubleheader with the UB men's soccer team who will open up the action against Incarnate Word at 11:00 am.