Tuesday's Women's Soccer Results
Tuesday's Scoreboard
Buffalo 1, Niagara 1 (2OT)
Bowling Green 4, Findlay 0
Courtesy of MAC Sports Information Departments
Buffalo 1, Niagara 1 (2OT)
Box Score
BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo, The State University of New York women's soccer team got a goal from freshman Rebecca Bramble with eight seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime and eventually end in a tie. The goal for Bramble was the first of her career as UB improved to 22-12-2 all-time against the Purple Eagles.
The Basics
Score: Buffalo 1, Niagara 1 (2OT)
Goal Scorers: Rebecca Bramble (1)
Assists: Brianna Shingary (2)
Records: Buffalo (3-2-1), Niagara (2-1-1)
Location: UB Stadium – Buffalo, NY
The Short Story: Freshman Rebecca Bramble scored her first career goal with eight seconds left in regulation to knot the game, 1-1. The two sides went on to draw as the Purple Eagles held the 6-2 edge in shots through the two overtime periods.
Starting Lineups
Buffalo: Laura Dougall, Kristin Markiewicz, Angel Hart, Julia Benati, Carissima Cutrona, Kassidy Kidd, Dana Lytle, Celina Carrero, Jackie Hall, Brianna Shingary, Andrea Niper
Niagara: Claire Feiertag, Hayley Besaw, Haillie Price, Amelia Gulley, Laura Ortiz, Emily Phillips, Tuesday Jordan, Naomi Giovino, Amanda Gallo, Kori Thorne, Eva Bachman
How It Happened
After a slow start for both sides, the Bulls had the best scoring chance of the early going as in the 15th minute Carissima Cutrona found herself all alone in on the goalkeeper but her hard shot was gobbled up to keep the game scoreless.
A minute later, Celina Carrero had a golden opportunity to give UB the lead but her shot on the breakaway was saved by the goalkeeper's foot and cleared away.
In the 42nd minute, the Purple Eagles had their best chance of the half as Amelia Gulley headed a cross past the UB keeper but it caromed off the post and out of harms way, keeping the game knotted, 0-0.
As the second half started, Kassidy Kidd had a great chance to give UB the lead but her blast from 15 yards out went soaring just over the cross bar.
After a near miss by Niagara, Kidd had another great chance as Julia Benati led her straight to the goal but her blast was saved by the keeper.
After Niagara was denied a goal by another goal post, the Bulls countered and had two great chances. Rebecca Bramble made a great run and found herself on a breakaway but her original shot was saved and her rebound attempt went off the keepers hand and into the post, before being cleared away.
The Purple Eagles were able to notch the first goal of the game in the 83rd minute as Amelia Gulley put a great ball into the box off the free kick where Kelsey Lafferty took a hard shot into the upper right hand corner for her first of the season.
UB fought hard down the stretch and earned a corner kick with under 20 seconds remaining. On the ensuing corner, Brianna Shingary sent a great ball into the box where Rebecca Bramble collected the ball and scored in the right corner of the net with just eight seconds remaining.
In the first overtime, Celina Carrero had the best chance as she took a Julia Benati feed and took a hard shot that was turned away.
In the second overtime, Niagara had the majority of the pressure as Sophie Connor had her attempt go off the goal post, NU's third post of the contest, and the rebound attempt from Laura Ortiz was blocked by a diving Jackie Hall to prevent the game-winner.
Neither side was able to break through with the game-winner as time ran out in the second overtime.
Inside The Numbers
The goal in the 90th minute for Rebecca Bramble was the first goal of her career in just her fifth career match. Bramble also notched a career-high three shots, all on goal, in the draw.
For the second straight game, a UB player scored their first career goal. Dana Lytle scored the game-winner against Syracuse and Rebecca Bramble scored the game-tying goal against Niagara.
With the tie, UB improved to 22-12-2 all-time against Big 4 rival Niagara. The Bulls have outscored the Purple Eagles 88-38 in those matchups.
Niagara outshot the Bulls 20-18 for the match including a 6-2 edge in the overtimes.
Buffalo held the 8-4 advantage in corner kicks.
UB goalkeeper Laura Dougall is unbeaten in her career at UB Stadium, going 12-0-2 over her first 14 starts in front of the home fans.
Niagara goalkeeper Claire Feiertag made a season-high nine saves in the tie.
Kassidy Kidd, Celina Carrero and Carissima Cutrona each finished with a team-high three shots for the Bulls.
Player of the Match
Following the match, Rebecca Bramble was awarded the "Player of the Match" award by the UB coaching staff after scoring the game-tying goal with eight seconds remaining in the match.
Saint Joseph's – Jackie Hall
Drexel – Kristin Markiewicz
Canisius – Julia Benati
St. Bonaventure – Kassidy Kidd
Syracuse – Dana Lytle
Niagara – Rebecca Bramble
Up Next
The Bulls will return home for a non-conference match on Friday night at 7:00 pm against Binghamton.
Bowling Green 4, Findlay 0
Box Score
Bowling Green, Ohio – Redshirt freshman Erica Hubert scored two goals as the BGSU Falcons defeated Findlay Tuesday evening at Cochrane Stadium, 4-0. The Falcons are now 3-0 at home, totaling 11 goals in those three wins.
BGSU started the scoring early, going up 1-0 in the ninth minute on Hubert's first goal of the game. Freshman Morgan Abbitt played the ball from midfield where Hubert picked it up and launched a shot into the lower right corner of the goal passed a charging Findlay goalkeeper.
Seven minutes later, Hubert found the net again for her fourth goal of the season. Mikaela Couch and Abbitt combined for the assist as the Falcons extended their lead to 2-0 in the 16th minute. The Orange and Brown would take that score into the half.
The last time a BGSU player recorded a multi-goal game was one year and one day ago when Sidney Huth scored two goals against Chicago State in an 8-0 Falcon victory.
"I thought we did a really good job of possessing the ball," said head coach Lindsay Basalyga. "I think the risk taking was there, and we haven't necessarily seen that in the last two games as much. Something we mentioned in pregame was that we wanted to be the ones that set the bar in terms of the speed of play, and I certainly think we did that right from the first whistle."
The second half began much like the first, with the Falcons scoring yet again, this time on a goal from Couch in the 52nd minute. The sophomore found a pass from Skylar Fleak then dribbled up the middle of the field and put the shot past Findlay keeper Herd SchauDon. The goal was Couch's fourth of the season, tying her with Hubert for the team lead.
"[Hubert and Couch] are fun to watch. They are linking up really well and the pace of the pass that Erica is putting on the ball that meets Mikaela's skill set has been pretty much on point," added Basalyga.
Almost four minutes later, Couch was in the middle of the action again, finding Kara Ross, who buried a shot just under the cross bar. Ross's goal in the 56th minute would be the last of the game.
Falcon goalkeepers Lauren Cadel and Alexis Smith were never really threatened in the match, halting all Oiler scoring opportunities. Cadel, who played the first 60 minutes of the game, recorded five saves and Smith finished the game with three.
Bowling Green has yet to allow a goal at Cochrane Stadium this season. The Falcons defeated Chicago State 4-0, IPFW 3-0 and added tonight's 4-0 win.
BGSU, who entered the match ranked second in shots per game in the MAC, tallied another 24 shots against Findlay. The Falcons also entered tonight's game leading the MAC in goals per game.
The 13 goals Bowling Green has scored this season, nearly matches the total from all of 2014 (15). The Falcons have also scored at least one goal in each of the team's five matches.
The Falcons travel to Eastern Illinois Friday and Valparaiso Sunday for two away matchups, before returning home Sept. 17 against Butler.
"This is the first time we are going on the road for a Friday Sunday split, so we'll see what our mentality looks like, what our focus looks like on the road. This was a great game for us to realize we can still score goals and we still know how to win," said Basalyga.
