BUFFALO, N.Y.—Senior
Ali Shawish (Lackawanna/Lackawanna) and junior
Saleman Salim (Nairobi, Kenya/Hutch Tech) each scored, while freshman
Moe Saif (Lackawanna/Coppell (TX)) tallied a late insurance marker in his first game as a Bengal to lead Buffalo State to a decisive 3-0 season-opening victory over host Medaille.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Medaille - 0
LOCATION: Medaille Athletic Complex – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (1-0), Medaille (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Theo Pencic (Oslo, Norway) was credited with his first assist of the season.
- The Bengals dominated from the opening whistle and were rewarded by opening the scoring in the 19th minute as Shawish pushed past his defender and buried a shot to give the visitors an early lead.
- Buffalo State doubled its lead in the 31st minute as a cross from Colin O'Keefe (Buffalo/Canisius) found Pencic who sent a backheel pass to a sprinting Salem for his first-career goal.
- Medaille nearly cut into the deficit with a shot in the 38th minute but were denied by the outstretched arms of Andreas Queen (Stone Ridge/Rondout Valley) to keep the score at 2-0 at the half.
- The Bengals closed out their scoring with a goal in the 71st minute as Saif scored on his own rebound, set up by a cross from Zak Shaibi (Buffalo/McKinley).
- Buffalo State outshot the Mavericks 18-12, while Queen needed only two saves to earn his first shutout of the season.
FOR THE FOES
- Jonny Pitts recorded five saves in net for Medaille.
NOTEWORTHY
- With the shutout against Medaille, senior Andreas Queen (Stone Ridge/Rondout Valley) now has 16 career shutouts.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State travels to RIT on Sunday at 7 p.m.
