UB women’s soccer fall to Ball State in quarterfinals of MAC tournament, 2-1

UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO ATHLETICS

MUNCIE, I.N. — The University at Buffalo women’s soccer team (11-8-0, 5-6-0 MAC) saw their 2018 campaign come to an end on Sunday afternoon in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals. The No. 7 seeded Bulls put up a strong fight but were defeated by No. 2 Ball State in double overtime, 2-1. 

• Score: #7 Buffalo 1, #2 Ball State 2 (2OT)
• Records: Buffalo (11-8-0, 5-6-0 MAC), Ball State (13-3-2, 8-2-1 MAC)
• Buffalo Goal Scorer: Gurjeena Jandu (3)
• Ball State Goal Scorer: Paula Guerrero 2 (3)
• Location: Briner Sports Complex – Muncie, IN
• Attendance: 202

• Buffalo: Emily Kelly, Rebecca Bramble, Gurjeena Jandu, Tess Ford, Carley Zoccali, Hannah Callaghan, Abbey Callaghan, Kaitlyn Walsh, Gianna Yurchak, Marcy Barberic, Meghan Simmons
• Ball State: Tristin Stuteville, Emily Simmons, Paula Guerrero, Taylor Pooley, Peighton Cook, Kennedy Metzger, Julia Elvbo, Alessandra Fistrovich, Jenna Dombrowski, Grace Alsop, Tatiana Mason

• The Cardinals had their first scoring chance of the match in the 15^th minute as Julia Elvbo took a shot from distance that was scooped up by Emily Kelly.
• In the 17^th minute, Emily Kelly made a great diving stop on a dangerous shot from Peighton Cook as she dived to her left and poked the ball out of bounds for a corner.
• On the ensuing corner kick, the Cardinals were able to earn a penalty kick as the Bulls committed a hand ball in the box. Paula Guerrero calmly stepped up to the penalty kick spot and buried the shot into the lower left corner to give Ball State the 1-0 lead in the 17^th minute.
• The Bulls had their first shot of the match in the 27^th minute as Kaitlyn Walsh sent a ball into the box where Carley Zoccali took a shot that was stopped by the Ball State keeper.
• The Cardinals had another good scoring chance in the 32^nd minute but Emily Kelly was able to make a good save to send the teams to the locker room at half with the Cardinals winning, 1-0.
• The Bulls were able to level the score, 1-1, in the 55^th minute as Marcy Barberic was dragged down on the edge of the 18-yard box. On the ensuing free kick, Gurjeena Jandu buried her third goal of the season into the upper right corner of the net.
• Kaitlyn Walsh made a great run down the right side in the 61^st minute and ripped a hard shot but the Ball State keeper was able to grab the shot to keep the match tied, 1-1.
• In the 78^th minute, Emily Kelly made a save on a shot off the foot of Julia Elvbo.
• The Bulls put on some pressure down the final stretch of the second half as they pushed for the go-ahead goal. After a couple of corners that weren’t converted by the Bulls, Marcy Barberic had the final shot of regulation in the 89^th minute as her shot from distance was grabbed by the Cardinals keeper to force overtime.
• The Bulls had the first scoring chance of the overtime period as Marcy Barberic ripped a shot that went just wide of the goal in the 96^th minute.
• In the 99^th minute, Peighton Cook took a shot from distance that was stopped by Emily Kelly as the two sides went to double overtime.
• Going with the wind in the final 10 minutes, the Cardinals were able to net the game-winner in the 105^th minute as Paula Guerrero buried the free kick goal from 25 yards out to help Ball State move onto the MAC semifinals.

• With the loss, Buffalo closes out their 2018 campaign with an 11-8-0 record on the year and advanced to the MAC Tournament for the fifth straight season under head coach Shawn Burke.
• Junior captain Gurjeena Jandu netted her career-high third goal of the season on a free kick in the loss to the Cardinals. Jandu finishes her season with a career-best three goals, six assists and 12 points.
• Freshman goalkeeper Emily Kelly finished off her afternoon making five saves in the loss. She closes out her first collegiate season with an 11-8-0 record to go along with a 1.52 goals-against average and seven shutouts. Her 11 wins ranks third in a single season for victories by a goalkeeper and seven clean sheets ranks sixth most in a single season.
• As a team, the Bulls closed out the season netting 35 goals which are the most in a season since 2000 when they potted 45 goals.
• For the game, Ball State held the 17-6 edge in shots while the Bulls held the slim 5-4 advantage in corner kicks in the loss.
• Sophomore Marcy Barberic led all UB players with three shots while Julia Elvbo notched four shots in the win for Ball State.

• 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
• Akron – Marcy Barberic
• Ball State – Gurjeena Jandu