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Lauren West

BUFFALO, NY - Lauren West (Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna) scored her first goal of the season 20 seconds into Friday night's contest against Kent State and it would be all the Bulls would need as they knocked off the first-place Golden Flashes, 1-0, in Mid-American Conference women's soccer action at UB's RAC Field. It was the Bulls' final home game of the regular season and the win secures UB a spot in the upcoming MAC playoffs.

The Bulls's scoring play came as a Jennifer Rounds' (Vestal, NY/Vestal) shot was deflected to a wide-open West who shot it past Kent State goalkeeper Shannon Lynn.

The Bulls played solid defense throughout, especially in the second half as Kent State was knocking on the door on numerous occasions. With less than three minutes remaining, Kent State's Jenn Frey broke free and went in alone on goal. However, her chance to the tie the contest went by the way side as she was stoned by UB goalkeeper Anna-Lesa Calvert (Dallas, TX/Bryan Adams) who made a spectacular sprawling save to deny the Golden Flashes. Calvert made four saves to earn her third shutout of the season.

With the win, the Bulls improve to 10-7-1 overall and 6-5-1 in the MAC. UB will have to wait until Sunday to see who its first-round playoff opponent will be. Kent State falls to 11-3-3 overall and 8-2-2 in the conference.