Men's Soccer Falls On The Road At Binghamton, 3-0

Saturday, September 24

6 pm

University at Buffalo

8-2-0

Binghamton

4-2-3

Buffalo

Binghamton

Men's Soccer Falls On The Road At Binghamton, 3-0

9/24/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BINGHAMTON, NY – The University at Buffalo men's soccer team (8-2-0, 0-0-0 MAC) dropped their second match of the season on Saturday afternoon as the Binghamton Bearcats handed UB a 3-0 defeat.

The Basics

Score: Buffalo 0, Binghamton 3
Binghamton Goal Scorers: Nikos Psarras 2 (3)
Binghamton Assists: Charlie Novoth (3), Harrison Weilbacher (3)
Records: Buffalo (8-2-0, 0-0-0 MAC), Binghamton (4-2-3, 0-0-0 America East)
Location: Bearcats Sports Complex – Binghamton, NY

Starting Lineups

Buffalo: Alec Fisher, Daniel Cramarossa, Nick Forrester, David Enstrom, Steven Stryker, Russell Cicerone, Austin Place, Rikard Lindqvist, Scott Doney, Tommy Fogarty-Cameron, Joseph Kuta
Binghamton: Charlie Novoth, Zach Galluzzo, Kevin Flesch, Ben Ovetsky, Conrad Nowowiejski, Harrison Weilbacher, Stephen McKenna, Isaiah Barrett, Nikos Psarras, Florian Orth, Alejandro Cubillo

How It Happened

The Bulls were able to record the first shot on goal of the match in the sixth minute as Scott Doney saw his header saved by the Binghamton keeper.
After Joseph Kuta made a pair of saves in the 11^th minute, the Bearcats got on the board in the 17^th minute as Nikos Psarras found the back of the net with a hard shot after a pass from Charlie Novoth.
The Bearcats nearly made it 2-0 in the 26^th minute of action but Joseph Kuta made a nice stop on the shot by Ben Ovetsky.
Binghamton broke through with their second goal of the half in the 36^th minute as Nikos Psarras netted his second goal of the match as he took a feed from Harrison Weilbacher.
The half came to an end with the Bearcats holding the 10-4 edge in shots.
Ryan Periera had the Bulls first shot of the second half as he ripped a shot that went over the top of the cage.
The Bearcats were able to add another goal in the 59^th minute to take the dominant 3-0 lead as Stephen McKenna netted his first of the season. Isaiah Barrett and Ben Ovetsky picked up the assists on the goal.
The Bulls tried to respond with a goal of their own a minute later but Steven Stryker and Rikard Lindqvist both saw their shots go wide of the goal.
UB had their final chances to net a goal in the 83^rd minute as Austin Place and Hunter Walsh saw their attempts saved by the Binghamton keeper.

Inside The Numbers

The Bearcats held the slim 15-13 edge in shots and the corner kick battle was knotted, 3-3, for the match.
Rikard Lindqvist led the Bulls with three shots for the match while Russell Cicerone, Austin Place and Scott Doney each notched two shots in the loss.
In goal, Joseph Kuta made four saves in his second loss of the season.

For The Foes

The Bearcats were led offensively by Nikos Psarras who netted a pair of goals and notched a game-high five shots in the win.
Between the pipes, Alejandro Cubillo made three saves in his fourth shutout of the season.

What They Are Saying

Head coach Stu Riddle: "We've had a lot of games in a short period of time, a lot of travel and it showed in a very jaded lethargic showing. You cannot make the defensive errors we did and continually miss good chances and expect to win a match. We have a full week to rest and recover and we will go to Duquesne next week looking for a much improved showing."

Up Next

The Bulls have a week off before heading down to Duquesne to take on the Dukes on October 1 in their final non-conference match before opening MAC play. First kick is set for 7:00 pm.