ONEONTA, N.Y.— Buffalo State rallied for two shots and a corner kick in the final five minutes of play, but could not push across an equalizer as the Bengals dropped its SUNYAC opener to Oneonta, 1-0 this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta – 1, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION: Red Dragon Field - Oneonta, N.Y.
RECORDS: Oneonta (4-2-2, 1-0 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (5-2-0, 0-1 SUNYAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State got off to a quick start with a shot just 19 seconds after the opening whistle and continued the pace to outshoot the Red Dragons 5-3 in the first half.
- Oneonta nearly broke through before halftime as Andreas Queen (Stone Ridge/Rondout Valley) made back-to-back saves to keep the score even at the first-half whistle.
- The Red Dragons finally opened the scoring with a goal in the 60th minute off a goal by Ryan Catalano.
- After over 20 minutes of back and forth play, Buffalo State had its final chances with two shots by August Finn (High Falls/Rondout Valley) and Zakaria Shaibi (Buffalo/McKinley) that were each saved away.
- Queen finished with five saves in 90 minutes of work.
FOR THE FOES
- Catalano scored his first goal of the season off assists from Roberto Ventura and Witman Hernandez.
- Nicholas Giordano made five saves in goal for the Red Dragons.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will visit New Paltz tomorrow for another SUNYAC contest at 1 p.m.
