NEW PALTZ, N.Y.— Ali Shawish (Lackawanna/Lackawanna) tallied his fourth goal of the season in the 80^th minute to lift visiting Buffalo State to its first SUNYAC victory with a 1-0 win over New Paltz today in conference action.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 1, New Paltz – 0
LOCATION: South Turf Field – New Paltz, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-2, 1-1 SUNYAC), New Paltz (6-3, 1-1 SUNYAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Zakaria Shaibi (Buffalo/McKinley) earned his second assist of the season on the lone goal.
• New Paltz held the Bengals without a shot in the first half, but could not break through on its seven shots as the game remained scoreless at the halftime whistle.
• Buffalo State found some life in the opening minutes of the second half as Robert Williamson (Fishkill/John Jay) had two shots go wide in the span of five minutes.
• The Bengals finally broke through in the 80^th minute as Shaibi sent a through ball across from the left side that found the feet of Shawish, who buried a shot in the upper left corner to give Buffalo State a 1-0 lead.
• The Hawks had two final chances to tie the game late but could not even the score as Andreas Queen (Stone Ridge/Rondout Valley) made two of his six saves to preserve the shutout.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Marc DePasquale finished with two saves for New Paltz

 
UP NEXT                 
Buffalo State will return to Coyer Field for the first time since September 1, as it hosts Geneseo for a SUNYAC showdown next Friday at 4 p.m.