BUFFALO, NY – Despite outshooting their hosts 15-5, the University of Rochester men's soccer team could not muster a goal and suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Buffalo State College on Tuesday evening at Coyer Field.
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The loss is UR's first on the year as the Yellowjackets move to 2-1-2 on the season while Buffalo State picks up its fourth win of the year and is now 4-1.
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Buffalo State struck on its first shot attempt of the game, with Barak Benyehuda finding the back of the net off a pass from the left side from teammate Luke Pavone in the 16th minute.
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Late in the opening half, UR had a flurry of chances, earning multiple corners and shot attempts over a five-minute span from the 35th to 40th minute. UR's
Ryan Aspenleiter had a shot sail high,
Aleks Dombrowski's attempt was blocked and a
JR Eisold blast was saved away by Buffalo State keeper Andreas Queen.
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Overall on the night, Queen made five saves earning the shutout. In the UR goal,
Redd Brown made two saves.
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In the opening three minutes of the second half, UR's
Nate Leopold took a shot off a direct corner that was saved by Queen, only to see the rebound get sent out to
Stefan Sarkovich whose follow up attempt missed wide.
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Rochester returns to action on Saturday when the Yellowjackets tangle with crosstown rival RIT in Henrietta starting at 12 pm.
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