Bowling Green soars past UB women’s soccer on Senior Day, 5-0

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO ATHLETICS

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo women’s soccer team (11-6-0, 5-5-0 MAC) fell at home on Sunday afternoon to the Bowling Green Falcons, 5-0, on Senior Day. With the win, the Falcons clinched the MAC regular season championship as they now own a 9-1-0 conference mark. 

• Score: Buffalo 0, Bowling Green 5
• Records: Buffalo (11-6-0, 5-5-0 MAC), Bowling Green (11-4-2, 9-1-0 MAC)
• Bowling Green Goal Scorer: Laura Bozzelli (1), Erica Hubert 3 (12), Nikki Cox (6)
• Bowling Green Assist: Erica Hubert 2 (9), Maureen Kennedy (8), Jennifer Reyes (3), Chelsee Washington (7)
• Location: UB Stadium – Buffalo, NY
• Attendance: 174

• Buffalo: Emily Kelly, Rebecca Bramble, Gurjeena Jandu, Tess Ford, Meghan Simmons, Hannah Callaghan, Andrea Judasz, Kaitlyn Walsh, Gianna Yurchak, Marcy Barberic, Katherine Camper
• Bowling Green: Jennifer Reyes, Nikhita Jacob, Chelsee Washington, Alexis Fricke, Nikki Cox, Kristin Tveit, Laura Bozzelli, Erica Hubert, Morgan Abbitt, Maureen Kennedy, Kathleen Duwve

• The Falcons were able to record the first shot of the match in the second minute as Erica Hubert took a shot from distance that was stopped by Emily Kelly.
• Bowling Green took the 1-0 lead in the 11^th minute as Erica Hubert fed Laura Bozzelli at the top of the box and she ripped a shot that beat Emily Kelly just under the cross bar.
• The Bulls had a golden chance to tie the game in the 22^nd minute as Marcy Barberic streaked in and ripped a shot that just missed the right corner of the Bowling Green goal.
• In the 33^rd minute, Bowling Green was able to take the 2-0 lead as Erica Hubert potted her first of the match after a feed from Jennifer Reyes.
• A minute later, the Falcons made it 3-0 as Nikki Cox made a nice run and took a perfect cross from Erica Hubert and beat the Buffalo keeper to the right corner.
• Bowling Green extended the lead to 4-0 in the 50^th minute as Erica Hubert picked up her second goal of the match.
• Kaitlyn Walsh had a shot from distance stopped in the 51^st minute.
• After a Gianna Yurchak shot was stopped by the Falcons keeper, the visitors extended the lead to 5-0 as Erica Hubert finished off her hat-trick as Chelsee Washington made a great pass to Hubert who buried the ball into the right corner.
• Kaitlyn Walsh had a good scoring chance in the 64^th minute but her hard shot was stopped by the Falcons keeper.
• Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Bykowicz checked into the game and made two nice stops down the stretch as the Bulls weren’t able to get any closer, falling 5-0.

• With the win, the Falcons clinched the MAC regular season championship.
• For the game, Bowling Green outshot the Bulls 16-10 while the corner kicks were tied, 2-2.
• Erica Hubert finished off her game for the Falcons with three goals and two assists in the win.
• Hannah Callaghan, Kaitlyn Walsh, Katherine Camper and Gianna Yurchak each had two shots in the loss.
• Emily Kelly made five saves in the loss while her counterpart Kathleen Duwve finished off her afternoon with four stops in the win.

• St. John’s – Kaitlyn Walsh
• Youngstown State – Gurjeena Jandu
• Cornell – Hannah Callaghan
• Albany – Carissima Cutrona
• Canisius – Gianna Yurchak
• St. Francis (PA) – Adrianna VanCuyck
• St. Bonaventure – Carissima Cutrona
• Northern Illinois – Mairead Martin
• Western Michigan – Hannah Callaghan
• Central Michigan – Carissima Cutrona
• Eastern Michigan – Marcy Barberic
• Kent State – Sarah Bykowicz
• Miami (OH) – Gianna Yurchak
• Ball State – Taylor Caridi
• Toledo – Katherine Camper
• Bowling Green – Hannah Callaghan