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‘Unorthodox’ keeper Joseph Kuta thrives this season while embracing the mental side of playing goalie

If UB men’s soccer head coach Stu Riddle had to describe junior goalkeeper Joseph Kuta in one word, it would be “unorthodox.”

“I don’t think you look at him and say he’s got all the natural quality traits of a goalkeeper,” Riddle said. “But he stops the ball from going into the net every time.”

So far this season, Kuta has done just that. Through four games, he has yet to allow a goal for the undefeated Buffalo Bulls. His four shutouts are the most of any goalie in the country so far this year. Kuta may seem to be an untraditional fit for UB between the pipes, but since taking over the starting goalie job from fellow junior goalkeeper Cameron Hogg midway through last season, he has been lights out.