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Bulls Defeat Western Michigan, 2-1, in Overtime Thriller on Senior Day
10/20/2019 3:14:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team sent the senior class out in dramatic fashion as the Bulls defeated Western Michigan 2-1 in overtime on a picture perfect Senior Day afternoon at UB Stadium.
With the win the Bulls improve to 8-6-1 overall, 5-3 in MAC play, while the Broncos fall to 6-8-1, 4-3-1 in league play.
The Bulls had their first scoring chance of the game in the 28th minute as Leah Wengender ripped a shot from point blank range that slid just wide.
The Broncos had their first look in the 31st minute as Morgan Otteson got her head on the corner attempt but Emily Kelly made a fantastic diving save.
Western Michigan would break through in the 33rd minute off a free kick as Otteson came up with the loose ball and flicked it past a diving Kelly into the net to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead.
UB would have another opportunity in the 38th minute as Hannah Callaghan got two looks from inside the box but both were turned away by the Broncos defense.
The Buffalo offense came out flying to start the second half as Katherine Camper drilled a ball off the cross bar in the opening minute of the second period and ripped another one six minutes later from about the same spot that Maggie Rogers just got a hand on to tip it out of play.
The aggressiveness would pay off in the 82nd minute as Wengender sends the corner kick into the box that went off the head of Callaghan and Tess Ford before Taylor Caridi gathered it and buried it into the top right corner of the net for her first career goal to tie the game 1-1.
Western Michigan responded with a great look of their own just a minute later as Otteson broke free up the right hand side and fired one on net but Kelly made a fantastic save to knock the ball out of play to send the game to overtime.
The Bulls would waste little time in the extra period as Kara Daly played a ball through to Marcy Barberic who flicked it to Kaitlyn Walsh and she drilled the game-winner into the bottom right corner of the net in the 91st minute.
In net, Kelly made four saves for UB, while Rogers made 11 stops for the Broncos. Buffalo outshot Western Michigan 23-7, including a 13-5 edge in shots on goal, and held the 9-3 edge in corners. Caridi was named Player of the Game by the UB coaching staff. The Bulls now have goals from 14 different players this season, the most in the MAC.
"Really proud of the player's resiliency," said head coach Shawn Burke. "They never got down, they always believed and they made no doubt about it come overtime. Have to give Emily a lot of credit, she was down on herself at halftime with the mistake, but we told her to just make the next play and she came up with a huge save late to keep the game tied. It says a lot about the character of our players and their ability to keep going and stay focused on the task. This is a massive three points for us at home and a great way for us to honor the seniors.
Up next, the Bulls will hit the road for the final three games of the regular season beginning with a trip to Michigan with matches at Central Michigan on Thursday, October 24, at 7pm, followed by a trip to Ypsilanti to take on Eastern Michigan on Sunday, October 27 at 1pm.
With the win the Bulls improve to 8-6-1 overall, 5-3 in MAC play, while the Broncos fall to 6-8-1, 4-3-1 in league play.
The Bulls had their first scoring chance of the game in the 28th minute as Leah Wengender ripped a shot from point blank range that slid just wide.
The Broncos had their first look in the 31st minute as Morgan Otteson got her head on the corner attempt but Emily Kelly made a fantastic diving save.
Western Michigan would break through in the 33rd minute off a free kick as Otteson came up with the loose ball and flicked it past a diving Kelly into the net to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead.
UB would have another opportunity in the 38th minute as Hannah Callaghan got two looks from inside the box but both were turned away by the Broncos defense.
The Buffalo offense came out flying to start the second half as Katherine Camper drilled a ball off the cross bar in the opening minute of the second period and ripped another one six minutes later from about the same spot that Maggie Rogers just got a hand on to tip it out of play.
The aggressiveness would pay off in the 82nd minute as Wengender sends the corner kick into the box that went off the head of Callaghan and Tess Ford before Taylor Caridi gathered it and buried it into the top right corner of the net for her first career goal to tie the game 1-1.
Western Michigan responded with a great look of their own just a minute later as Otteson broke free up the right hand side and fired one on net but Kelly made a fantastic save to knock the ball out of play to send the game to overtime.
The Bulls would waste little time in the extra period as Kara Daly played a ball through to Marcy Barberic who flicked it to Kaitlyn Walsh and she drilled the game-winner into the bottom right corner of the net in the 91st minute.
In net, Kelly made four saves for UB, while Rogers made 11 stops for the Broncos. Buffalo outshot Western Michigan 23-7, including a 13-5 edge in shots on goal, and held the 9-3 edge in corners. Caridi was named Player of the Game by the UB coaching staff. The Bulls now have goals from 14 different players this season, the most in the MAC.
"Really proud of the player's resiliency," said head coach Shawn Burke. "They never got down, they always believed and they made no doubt about it come overtime. Have to give Emily a lot of credit, she was down on herself at halftime with the mistake, but we told her to just make the next play and she came up with a huge save late to keep the game tied. It says a lot about the character of our players and their ability to keep going and stay focused on the task. This is a massive three points for us at home and a great way for us to honor the seniors.
Up next, the Bulls will hit the road for the final three games of the regular season beginning with a trip to Michigan with matches at Central Michigan on Thursday, October 24, at 7pm, followed by a trip to Ypsilanti to take on Eastern Michigan on Sunday, October 27 at 1pm.
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