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Bulls Drop Home Finale To Akron, 3-2; Secure No. 7 Seed For MAC Tournament

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women's soccer team (11-7-0, 5-6-0 MAC) dropped their final home match of the season on Thursday afternoon inside UB Stadium to the Akron Zips, 3-2, on a goal in the 75th minute of play. Despite the loss, Buffalo clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference Tournament as the No. 7 seed. UB will head to No. 2 Ball State on Sunday afternoon for a 1:00 pm kick off.

The Basics

  • Score: Buffalo 2, Akron 3
  • Records: Buffalo (11-7-0, 5-6-0 MAC), Akron (8-9-2, 5-5-1 MAC)
  • Akron Goal Scorer: Sydney Worthy (6), Lexie Kolano 2 (3)
  • Akron Assist: Carly Pcholinsky (3)
  • Location: UB Stadium – Buffalo, NY
  • Attendance: 117

Starting Lineups

  • Akron: Erin McKinney, Kayleigh Penton, Abigail Brown, Charley Kale, Ashley Amato, Sydney Worthy, Carly Pcholinsky, Shae O'Brien, Ryley Watt, Lexie Kolano, Erica Schrader

How It Happened

  • Buffalo had the first scoring chance of the game in the third minute of play as Marcy Barberic ripped a hard low shot towards the left corner of the Akron goal that the keeper got a hand on and poked out of play.