Women’s Soccer Matches School Mark with Eighth Straight Win, Downs Cortland, 1-0

CORTLAND, NY— Buffalo State avenged a loss in last year's SUNYAC semifinals and matched a school record with its eighth-consecutive victory, defeating host Cortland, 1-0, today at Jets Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 1, Cortland - 0
LOCATION:  Jets Field, Cortland, NY
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (9-3/4-0), Cortland (5-7/1-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State and Cortland played a tightly contested first half with the Bengals finishing with a narrow 8-7 advantage in shots, but neither team could break through.
• The game's only offense came in the form of an own goal in favor of the Bengals when a Cortland defender redirected a cross from Meghan Allen (Big Flats/Corning East) in the 48^th minute.
• The Bengals finished the contest with a 14-12 edge in shots and a 5-1 advantage in corner kicks.
• Freshman Erica Knudsen (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) made four saves for her fourth shutout of the season.

FOR THE FOES

• Victoria Barclay finished with seven saves for the Red Dragons.

NOTEWORTHY

• Buffalo State's eight-game winning streak ties the school record set in 2006.

UP NEXT
Buffalo State will look to keep the momentum tomorrow at Oswego at 1 p.m.