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Bulls Fall To #16 Akron, 1-0

Daniel Bell

Buffalo (9-4-2) and Akron battled each other as well as the elements for 90 minutes as a steady rain fell throughout the contest. The two conference rivals engaged in a cagey affair early on as both teams took time to feel out their opponent. At the half, Akron (11-3-2) lead in shots on goal 7-3.

The Zips scored the only goal of the match 5:46 into the second half when a shot by Matt Tutich followed up an inital effort by Steve Zakuni and found the back of the net. Zakuni's shot was stopped by Buffalo goalkeeper Daniel Bell (Brampton, Ontario/Notre Dame Secondary), but he was unable to corral the rebound in the wet conditions and Tutich pounced on the rebound and gave Akron the lead.

UB fought for the remaining 40 minutes of the match, but the Bulls were unable to penetrate the Akron backline. Dan Bulley (Exeter, England/St. Peter's) recorded the only shot on goal of the match for Buffalo. Bell made five saves in goal for UB.

The Bulls play their final Mid-American Conference match next Saturday, November 3 at UB Stadium when they host Hartwick. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.