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Sunday, September 12
Buffalo, NY
12:00 PM
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Duquesne
Bulls Roll to 4-0 Win Over Duquesne on Sunday
9/12/2021 3:01:00 PM | Women's Soccer
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team (5-1) scored early and often as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Duquesne on an overcast afternoon at UB Stadium on Sunday. It's the fifth straight win for UB.
The Bulls got on the board in the sixth minute when UB took advantage of a set piece opportunity as Marcy Barberic broke free on the right side and slid a ball across the box into the bottom left corner of the net to give UB a 1-0 lead.
Barberic would continue to do damage later in the half as she took a free kick and buried a ball into the bottom left corner of the net from 25 yards out to put the Bulls up 2-0.
Buffalo would add another goal just three minutes later as Leah Wengender took the ball up the left side and found Gianna Yurchak in front of the net and she drilled a shot inside the left post in stride to give UB a 3-0 lead.
The Dukes had a good scoring opportunity in the 28th minute as Hannah Nguyen took the corner and curled a ball on net but Emily Kelly made a great punch save to knock the ball away and preserve the three-goal lead at the half.
Duquesne came out aggressive to start the second half as they had a pair of good scoring chances in the 51st minute but Kelly made a pair of impressive saves to thwart the attack.
The Bulls would then make the Dukes pay in the 57th minute as Katherine Camper poked the ball away and then fired a shot into the back of the net to give Buffalo a 4-0 lead and that would be all UB would need as rain began to fall late in the game, limiting the scoring chances for both sides.
Kelly finished the game with a season-high five saves in her third straight shutout victory, while Megan Virgin had two stops for Duquesne. Junior Erin Murphy saw just over 10 minutes of action, making a career-high two stops. Barberic was named Player of the Game by the UB coaches for her efforts in the win.
"Pleased with a great 90-minute effort from start to finish," said head coach Shawn Burke. "We were able to get everybody in the game and have no drop off and continue to create chances and that speaks to the depth of this group. Being at home you want to get out to a quick start and I thought we did a great job of putting our stamp on it early and take them out of it early."
Buffalo wraps up non-conference play on Saturday, September 18 as they travel to Storrs, CT for a clash with the UConn Huskies at 1pm.
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The Bulls got on the board in the sixth minute when UB took advantage of a set piece opportunity as Marcy Barberic broke free on the right side and slid a ball across the box into the bottom left corner of the net to give UB a 1-0 lead.
Barberic would continue to do damage later in the half as she took a free kick and buried a ball into the bottom left corner of the net from 25 yards out to put the Bulls up 2-0.
Buffalo would add another goal just three minutes later as Leah Wengender took the ball up the left side and found Gianna Yurchak in front of the net and she drilled a shot inside the left post in stride to give UB a 3-0 lead.
The Dukes had a good scoring opportunity in the 28th minute as Hannah Nguyen took the corner and curled a ball on net but Emily Kelly made a great punch save to knock the ball away and preserve the three-goal lead at the half.
Duquesne came out aggressive to start the second half as they had a pair of good scoring chances in the 51st minute but Kelly made a pair of impressive saves to thwart the attack.
The Bulls would then make the Dukes pay in the 57th minute as Katherine Camper poked the ball away and then fired a shot into the back of the net to give Buffalo a 4-0 lead and that would be all UB would need as rain began to fall late in the game, limiting the scoring chances for both sides.
Kelly finished the game with a season-high five saves in her third straight shutout victory, while Megan Virgin had two stops for Duquesne. Junior Erin Murphy saw just over 10 minutes of action, making a career-high two stops. Barberic was named Player of the Game by the UB coaches for her efforts in the win.
"Pleased with a great 90-minute effort from start to finish," said head coach Shawn Burke. "We were able to get everybody in the game and have no drop off and continue to create chances and that speaks to the depth of this group. Being at home you want to get out to a quick start and I thought we did a great job of putting our stamp on it early and take them out of it early."
Buffalo wraps up non-conference play on Saturday, September 18 as they travel to Storrs, CT for a clash with the UConn Huskies at 1pm.
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