BROCKPORT, N.Y.— Ali Shawish (Lackawanna/Lackawanna) scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season to lift visiting Buffalo State to a 2-0 victory over Brockport in SUNYAC action this afternoon. 

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 2, Brockport – 0

LOCATION: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium – Brockport, N.Y.

RECORDS: Buffalo State (10-2/3-2), Brockport (5-6-1/1-4-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Brockport nearly opened the scoring in the 16^th minute as it tallied five shots on goal in three minutes but failed to break through as Andreas Queen (Stone Ridge/Rondout Valley) made timely saves to keep the score even.
• Buffalo State finally broke the deadlock in the 26^th minute as Shawish used an effective step over to drive past the defender and snuck a shot under the goalkeeper hands to take an early lead.
• Both teams had a chance in the closing minutes of the first half, but neither team could capitalize as the score remained 1-0 at halftime.
• The Bengals doubled their score in the 55^th minute as Josh Beshaw (Lockport/Lockport) sent a through ball to a cutting Shawish who buried the one-timer in the bottom-left corner.
• Brockport had multiple chances late, including a shot into the top-right corner that was saved by Queen, but failed to cut into the deficit.
• Queen finished a game-high six saves to preserve his seventh shutout of the season.
• Buffalo State held a slim 13-12 shots advantage to overcome a 7-4 disadvantage in corner kicks.  

FOR THE FOES

• Tautis Poniskaitis finished with four saves in net for the Golden Eagles.

UP NEXT

Buffalo State visits Geneseo for another SUNYAC clash tomorrow at 1 p.m.