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BUFFALO, NY-- Buffalo State (13-1/7-0) overcame an early five-goal deficit to defeat visiting Fredonia (9-5/3-4), 15-12, for its 13th consecutive victory in a SUNYAC game today at Coyer Field.

Karen Shaddock (Corning/Corning East) paced the Bengals with four goals and four assists. Kendyl Clarkson (Painted Post/Corning West) had four goals and an assist, and Mariah DeBolt (Waterloo/Waterloo) scored three times. Katie Henderson (Hamburg/Frontier) added a pair of goals, and Marilyn Kush (East Aurora/East Aurora) and Brittany Nagowski (Lancaster/Lancaster) also scored for Buffalo State.

Amy Simon (Amherst/Amherst) and Katie Monaghan (Fairport/Fairport) had three goals each to lead Fredonia. Laura Culhane (Rochester/Gates-Chili) picked up two goals and two assists. Morgan McNamara (Oswego/Oswego) added two goals and an assist, Emily Fink (Penfield/Penfield) had a goal and two assists, and Stephanie Maderer (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) chipped in a single goal for the Blue Devils.

Fredonia broke an early 2-2 tie with five consecutive goals, before Buffalo State stormed back with nine in a row to take a lead it would never relinquish. The Bengals outshot the Blue Devils, 27-20. Ashley O'Brien (Honeoye Falls/Honeoye Falls-Lima) made five saves, and Nicole Faulise (Buffalo/Mt. St. Mary) had three stops for Fredonia.

Buffalo State will next host Cortland on Saturday at 1 p.m. in a matchup to determine the No. 1 seed in the SUNYAC playoffs.