PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The second-seeded Plattsburgh State men's soccer team is set to host third-seeded Buffalo State in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) semifinal match at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Field House Complex.

TICKET PRICING: General admission tickets are $5, while tickets for children ages 5-12 are $3. Children ages four and under and students from SUNYAC schools with valid identification will be admitted free of charge.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Plattsburgh State is 0-2-0 against Buffalo State under second-year head coach Chris Taylor with both matches being decided by one goal. Earlier this season, Plattsburgh State lost a home match to Buffalo State 2-1 on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Field House Complex.

The match was scoreless until the second half when Buffalo State scored the first goal of the match in the 53rd minute to take a 1-0 lead. The Bengals took a free kick that landed in the six-yard box. The ball bounced around to Nemanja Simic, who scored for the Bengals. The Cardinals fought back and tied the match in the 71st minute when freshman forward Cole Weiner (Saint James, N.Y./Smithtown) scored his fourth goal of the season. Senior midfielder Jimmy Marchena (Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge) quickly played a free kick from midfield ahead to senior forward Chris Robertson (Thiells, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional (N.J.)) outside the top-right corner of the 18-yard box. Robertson made a move to his left to get around a defender and used a left-footed strike to curve a shot that was headed toward the lower-left corner of the net. Buffalo State's goalkeeper made a diving stop, but Weiner got to the rebound first at the top of the six-yard box and chested it into the net to tie the match at 1-1. Buffalo State would answer with what turned out to be the game-winning goal in the 75th minute. At the top of the 18-yard box, Josh Beshaw passed the ball to the right to Anthony Roncone, who one-timed a shot into the lower-left corner of the net to make the final score 2-1.
 
ABOUT THE CARDINALS: Plattsburgh State, which played to a 10-7-0, 7-2-0 SUNYAC record during the 2019 regular season, has won eight SUNYAC titles in program history.

Plattsburgh State, which is averaging 1.82 goals per game, is led in both goals and points by freshman forward Devin Lambe (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Beacon), who has six goals and two assists for 14 points on the season. Robertson has tallied five goals and three assists for 13 points, Weiner as recorded five goals and one assist for 11 points and junior midfielder Cameron Richards (Larchmont, N.Y./Mamaroneck) has garnered two goals and seven assists for 11 points.

The Plattsburgh State defense, which features sophomore defender Andrew Braverman (Sayville, N.Y./Sayville), junior defender Luke Rapaport (Mohegan Lake, N.Y./Lakeland) and senior defender Joe Gula (New Market, Md./Oakdale) has recorded seven shutouts on the season. The Cardinals had a six-match shutout streak that began with a 1-0 win at The College at Brockport on Saturday, Oct. 5 and culminated with a 2-0 win at SUNY New Paltz on Friday, Oct. 25.
 
In goal, junior Ryan Wilson (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington) played to a 6-6-0 record with 42 saves, a 1.48 goals against average and .700 save percentage in 12 starts. Junior Patrick Feeley (Harriman, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) has played to a 3-1-0 record with 22 saves, a 0.75 goals against average, a .880 save percentage and three shutouts in four starts.
 
ABOUT THE BENGALS: Buffalo State, which played to a 15-3-0, 6-3-0 SUNYAC record during the regular season, enters the match on a three-game winning streak.

The Bengals, which are averaging 3.00 goals per game, are led offensively by Theo Pencic. Pencic leads the team in goals (14), assists (7) and points (35). Zak Shaibi has tallied 10 goals and four assists for 14 points, while Ali Shawish has garnered nine goals and four assists for 22 points.

In goal, Andreas Queen has a 12-3-0 record with 50 saves, a 0.69 goals against average, a .806 save percentage and nine shutouts in 17 starts.

WHAT'S NEXT: The winner of this game will face the winner of fourth-seeded SUNY Cortland and top-seeded SUNY Oneonta in the SUNYAC Tournament championship match at 1 p.m. on Saturday, November, 9, 2019. The SUNYAC Tournament champion will earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Tournament.