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Andrae Clarke

Two First-Half Goals Secure Conference Win

The University at Buffalo men’s soccer team played the catch-up game early in Friday afternoon’s Mid-American Conference match with Bowling Green. The Falcons took the early lead by netting the game’s first goal in the first two minutes of the game. With the goal, Bowling Green became the first team this season to score in the first half on the Bulls. Despite giving up the quickie, Buffalo battled back to net two goals before the end of the half to secure the conference win. Senior Andrae Clarke (Kingston, Jamaica/DeWitt Clinton) and junior Dan Stevens (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) were credited with the scores, with senior Brian Knapp (Liverpool, NY/Liverpool) picking up the assist on both goals.

Brian Knapp

Bulls Upended By Reigning Big Ten Champs

In the team’s second away match of the weekend, the Bulls were shut out by reigning Big Ten champion Penn State Sunday afternoon by a count of 3-0. Buffalo contested with the Nittany Lions for much of the game, but were unable to put one in the net. PSU was led by M.A.C. Hermann Trophy candidate Simon Omekanda who blasted two goals in the shutout win. Senior Daniel Bell (Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame) and freshman Robert Shuttleworth (Tonawanda, NY/Nichols) split time in net for the Bulls, making three combined saves.

Clarke Climbing Career Charts

This season’s leading UB scorer, Andrae Clarke, has accumulated 14 points this season on six goals and two assists. In three and a half seasons in a Bulls uniform, Clarke is seventh all-time with 20 goals, tied for fourth in assists with 16, and seventh all-time in UB history with 56 points. The school leader in all three categories is Steve Butcher who, from 1997-99, scored 48 goals, 19 assists and 115 career points.

Dan Stevens

Even Stevens

In 13 games this season, junior Dan Stevens has assisted on six goals, which includes a stretch of four games in which he had scored at least one assist. His six assists on the season is tied for tenth all-time in school history in a single season

Up Next

Buffalo (8-4-1) will next play at home on Fri., October 13, where it will face conference foe Western Michigan at 5 pm. The University at Buffalo athletics department will honor Bulls head coach John Astudillo before the match with a plaque to commemorate his 150th career collegiate win achieved on Sept. 24 against Siena. The Bulls will then travel up the road to local rival Niagara Sunday for a 3 pm match.