Toledo Blanked By Buffalo, 3-0

Thursday, October 19

Buffalo, N.Y.

6:00 p.m.

University of Toledo

7-7-2, 4-4-1

Buffalo

7-3-6, 4-2-3

Toledo

Buffalo

Redshirt freshman Brielle Young made eight saves in a 3-0 loss at Buffalo on Thursday evening.

Photo by: Bree Bee

10/19/2023 8:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Rockets return to Toledo on Sunday to play their final regular season home game vs. Kent State

BUFFALO, NY – The Toledo women's soccer team could not find the back of the net against Buffalo on Thursday, falling 3-0 at UB Stadium.

Redshirt freshman Brielle Young stopped Buffalo's first eight shots on goal until Leah Wengender broke the scoreless tie in the 69^th minute. Arianna Zumpano scored back-to-back goals in the 82^nd and 83^rd minutes to put the game out of reach. Buffalo had a stout backline, limiting Toledo to just five shots.

The loss puts Toledo (7-7-2, 4-3-2 MAC) in sixth place in the conference standings. The top six teams qualify for the Mid-American Conference Tournament, which begins on Sunday, Oct. 29.

Goals and Key Moments

3' | Buffalo put the pressure on early, taking the first two shots of the game but Brielle Young made two diving saves to keep the Bulls off the scoreboard.
34' | Olivia Bizzoni took a shot from the top of the box and Young had to jump to punch the ball away.
53' | Young made another highlight reel of back-to-back saves from the conference's top scorer Katie Krohn to keep the game tied at 0-0.
69' | Leah Wengender put Buffalo on the board with a shot to the bottom left corner of the net.
82' | Arianna Zumpano doubled the lead for Buffalo from the top of the box, to make it 2-0.
83' | Zumpano struck again with another goal to push UB ahead 3-0.

Stats, Notes, and Numbers

Buffalo dished out 18 shots, with 11 on goal, compared to Toledo's five.
The Rockets move to 12-15-2 all-time vs. the Bulls.

Up Next
Toledo will host its final regular season home game at Paul Hotmer Field this Sunday vs. Kent State (8-5-2, 5-3-0) at 1:00 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and replayed locally on BCSN.