Second-Half Surge Lifts Women’s Lacrosse Over Ithaca, 9-6

Kendyl Clarkson had seven points and surpassed the 100-point plateau for her career

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BUFFALO, NY—Buffalo State (3-0) outscored Ithaca (1-2) 4-1 in the second half to stay unbeaten and claim a 9-6 victory in a cold and rainy non-conference game today at Coyer Field.

Kendyl Clarkson (Painted Post/Corning West) became the eighth Buffalo State player to score 100 career points, pacing the Bengals with two goals and five assists, bringing her career point total to 102. Karen Shaddock (Corning/Corning East) added three goals and an assist. Katie Henderson (Lakeview/Frontier) scored twice, and Ashley Caporizzo (Liverpool/CNS) and Mariah DeBolt (Waterloo/Waterloo) also scored.

Buffalo State never trailed after opening a 2-0 lead, but Ithaca pulled even four times, including a 5-5 deadlock at halftime. The Bengals scored the first four goals of the second half, however, and ran out the clock for the victory.

Both teams attempted 20 shots, and Ashley O'Brien (Honeoye Falls/Honeoye Falls-Lima) made seven saves for Buffalo State.

Buffalo State will next face the No. 13 team in the nation Tufts at RPI on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

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