OSWEGO, NY—Buffalo State (9-7-2/7-4-0) scored first, but dropped a 3-2 decision at Oswego (12-4-1/8-3-1) tonight in an ECAC West contest.
 
The Bengals opened the scoring just 3:06 into the contest when Caitie Horvatits (Elma, NY/Iroquois) netted her third of the season with an assist from Nikki Kirchberger (Buffalo/West Seneca West).  Penalties would cost the Bengals, however.  The Lakers evened the score midway through the opening frame, capitalizing on a 5-on-3 power play.
 
Oswego then took the lead early in the second stanza with another power-play goal and then added a late tally to take a 3-1 lead into the third period.  The Bengals pulled within one with more than 12 minutes remaining on an unassisted marker by Christine Harris (Mountain Top, PA/Wyoming Seminary), but could not notch the equalizer despite 16 shots on goal in the final 20 minutes.
 
Oswego had a 32-27 edge in shots for the game, and Justine Silva (El Monte, CA/Arroyo) finished with 29 stops.  The Laker were 2 for 4 on the power play, while Buffalo State was 0 for 3.
 
The Bengals and Lakers will face off in Oswego again tomorrow at 3 p.m.