Box Score (BOX SCORE)

BUFFALO, NY— Ashley Caporizzo (Liverpool/Cicero-N. Syracuse) netted the game winner 36 seconds into the second overtime period to lift Buffalo State (7-2) to a 13-12 win over visiting Ithaca (3-3) in a non-conference game this afternoon at Coyer Field. 

Karen Shaddock (Corning/Corning East) led the Bengals' attack with seven goals and three assists, including a helper on Buffalo State's final goal.  Kendyl Clarkson (Painted Post/Corning West) had five assists.  Caporizzo finished with three goals.  Jenn Shaddock (Corning/Corning East), Brittany Nagowski (Lancaster/Lancaster) and Becca Martinez (Syracuse/Corcoran) each had one goal apiece.

The game was tied nine times, as the two teams battled the entire contest, with Buffalo State taking a 6-4 advantage into halftime.  Ithaca took its first lead of the game with 9:30 remaining in the second half and held the advantage until Jenn Shaddock knotted things at 10-10 at 3:07 to force the first extra period. 

Nagowski gave the Bengals a 12-11 lead with 1:46 left to play off an assist from Karen Shaddock, but the Bombers gained possession off a Buffalo State turnover and scored with just seven ticks left on the clock to force another extra session. 

Caporizzo came up with the draw control to give the Bengals the ball and ended things by finding the back of the net at the 5:24 mark. 

Kelsey Hodge (Clarence/Clarence) had two ground balls and three caused turnovers to help the defense, while Colleen George (Johnson City/Maine-Endwell) had 13 saves in the win. 

Ithaca bettered Buffalo State in shots, ground balls and draw controls and forced 24 Bengal turnovers, compared to the Bombers' 15.

Buffalo State will open up SUNYAC play on the road at Oneonta on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.