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Double Trouble for Purple Eagles

Greg Galemore

Senior Greg Galemore (Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central) and sophomore Lee Catchpole (Norwich, England/Bungay) led a vicious attack against Niagara Wednesday, torching the Purple Eagles offensively with a 15-7 shot differential and ultimately sending them home with a 3-1 final. Galemore scored the final goal of the game with an assist from Catchpole. Junior Andrae Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica/DeWitt Clinton) found the net first with his first goal of the season and assisted on the game-winning goal scored by junior Brian Knapp (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool). Clark’s goal was the first goal scored this season in the first 45 minutes of play. The Bulls have scored 13 goals in the second half, leaving their opponents to only one goal.

Lee Catchpole

History Repeats Itself for Bulls, Jaanimagi

The University at Buffalo men’s soccer team shut out the Siena Saints Sunday, 3-0, providing a similar style of play to last season’s 4-0 victory over Siena. Junior Erik Jaanimagi (Henrietta, NY/Rush-Henrietta) kept the pressure on the Saints' defense with four shots on goal. Jaanimagi scored his first goal of the season with a dagger from the left side that fired past the goalkeeper and into the deepest corner of the net. The Saints found Jaanimagi to be a handful, as he also scored his first goal of the season against them last year.

Outshooting the Saints 20-3 in the game, the Bulls charged into the second half after not finding the back of the net in the first half. Following Jaanimagi’s goal, sophomore Shyle Braithwaite (Brampton, Ontario/Philip Pocock Catholic) knocked in a header after being set up by juniors Sola Abolaji (Denver, CO/Eagle Crest) and Andrae Clark (Kingston, Jamaica/DeWitt Clinton). The assist was Abolaji’s first as a Bull. Sophomore Lee Catchpole (Norwich, England/Bungay) punched in the final goal of the afternoon on a one-timer set up by Clark on the left side. Clark’s two assists gives him a total of four, which leads the team.

Erik Jaanimagi

"Defense Wins Championships"

The UB flat-back foursome of senior Mbwana Johnson (San Fernando, Trinidad/Pleasantville), freshman Dan Gwyther (London, England/Woodcote), junior Dave Chojnowski (Rochester, NY/Hilton) and senior Matt Stuczynski (Erie, PA/Cathedral Prep) have anchored the team’s success so far with aggressive on-the-ball play and creative field vision that has shut out two of their four opponents this season. The opposing team’s inability to score so far has led to the Bulls’ 4-0-0 record in this young season. Junior goaltender Daniel Bell (Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame) has faced 20 shots in four games and has a 0.75 GAA which is second in the Mid-American Conference.

Up Next

The Bulls end their four-game homestand at a perfect 4-0-0 only to begin a four-game road trip that begins at St. Bonaventure Wednesday, Sept. 14. The team will have two days’ rest before traveling to Statesboro, Georgia to compete in the Georgia Southern Tournament on the weekend of September 17-18. They will face Centenary Saturday at 12 pm and Western Illinois Sunday at 12 pm.