(BOX SCORE)

ITHACA, NY— Ithaca (2-1) limited visiting Buffalo State (3-2) to its lowest offensive output of the season, and handed the Bengals a 13-10 defeat in a non-conference game today at Carp Wood Field. The Bengals had scored a minimum of 17 goals in each of their first four games.

Kendyl Clarkson (Painted Post/Corning West) led Buffalo State with seven points, picking up two goals and five assists. Jenn Shaddock (Corning/Corning East) and Molly Seifritz (Syracuse/Henninger) added a pair of goals each, and Karen Shaddock (Corning/Corning East) had a goal and two assists. Niki Paulhardt (Hanover, MN/Oswego) chipped in a goal and an assist, and Mariah DeBolt (Waterloo/Waterloo) and Becca Martinez (Syracuse/Corcoran) also scored.

Buffalo State broke a 6-6 tie at the intermission with the first goal of the second half, but the Bengals would not lead again the rest of the way. The Bombers scored the next four goals to claim a 10-7 lead and extended the margin to five at 13-8 before the Bengals scored the game's final two goals.

Ithaca outshot Buffalo State, 34-27. Ashley O'Brien (Penfield/Honeoye Falls-Lima) made 12 saves for the Bengals.

The next time Buffalo State takes the field will be in Southern California when the Bengals take on Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Friday at 4 p.m. PST.