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Zach Decker
0
Mount Saint Mary MSMC-M (1-3-0, 0-0-0)
2
Winner Buffalo St. Bengal (3-1-0, 0-0-0)
Mount Saint Mary MSMC-M
(1-3-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
2
Buffalo St. Bengal
(3-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Mount Saint Mary MSMC-M 0 0 0
Buffalo St. Bengal 1 1 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Knights Blanked By Buffalo State, 2-0

Decker makes career-high 13 saves

Fredonia, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Soccer Team closed out play in the 2021 Blue Devil Classic on Saturday afternoon with 2-0 loss to Buffalo State. Junior goalkeeper Zach Decker (Red Hook, N.Y.) finished the contest with a career-high 13 saves.
 
Saturday's loss drops Mount Saint Mary to 1-3 overall on the season, while the win improves the Bengals to 3-1.
 
First Half
  • Buffalo State held a 14-2 advantage in shots and took two of the three corner kicks in the period.
  • Decker finished the opening period with six saves.
  • Theo Pencic had the only goal of the half, scoring the eventual game winner for Buffalo State at the 6:45 mark of the match.
  • Max Antisell (Kendall Park, N.J.) and Connor Doyle (New Windsor, N.Y.) had the only shots for the Mount in the opening 45 minutes.
 
Second Half
  • Buffalo State recorded 11 more shots in the second half, outshooting the Mount 11-3 after halftime.
  • Freddy Fikiri added an insurance goal for the Bengals in the 51st minute, finishing off a feed from Pencic at the 50:50 mark of the contest.
  • Buffalo State took the only corner kick of the half.
  • Doyle recorded two of the three shots in the half for the Mount with David Giraldo (Farmingdale, N.Y.) adding the other attempt.
  • Decker finished the second half with seven more saves.
 
For Mount Saint Mary
  • Doyle recorded three shots in the game, including two on goal.
  • Antisell and Giraldo provided the other shots in the contest for the Mount.
  • Decker recorded his first double-digit save performance for the Knights, stopping 13 shots.
 
For Buffalo State
  • Pencic finished with a goal and an assist.
  • Firiki scored his first goal of the season for the Bengals.
  • Max Shoemaker closed the shutout victory with a pair of saves.
 
Match Statistics
  • Buffalo State finished with a 25-5 advantage in overall shots and a 15-2 edge in shots on target.
  • Corner kicks went to the Bengals 3-1.
  • Fouls in the match went against the Bengals 6-3.
 
What's Next
  • The Mount will travel to SUNY Poly for a non-conference game on Wednesday. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
  • Buffalo State will take on St. John Fisher on Tuesday.
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