BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State dominated the first half and then held on for a 2-1 victory at D'Youville under the lights tonight in a non-conference cross-town matchup.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, D'Youville - 1
LOCATION:  D'Youville Outdoor Athletic Complex - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (3-3), D'Youville (2-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State outshot the Spartans 14-0 in the first half and took a 2-0 lead into the intermission.
• Tianna Hatch (Endicott/Elmira Free) opened the scoring for the Bengals in the 10^th minute when she followed her own shot and buried the rebound for her third goal of the season.
• Meghan Allen (Big Flats/Corning East) extended the lead to 2-0 in the 21^st minute when she tallied her third goal of the season on a breakaway.
• The Bengals sat back in the second half, but still outshot the Spartans 10-7, creating a 24-7 advantage for the game.
• D'Youville scored its only goal in the 57^th minute, and then hit the cross bar just two minutes later. 
• Buffalo State did not allow a shot against in the final 20 minutes, preventing any chance for D'Youville to net an equalizer.
• Freshman Erica Knudsen (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) finished with three saves in the complete game between the pipes.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Rebecca Alvira tallied the goal for the Spartans.
• Megan Dulniak finished with 12 saves to keep D'Youville in the game.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will travel to Cleveland on Tuesday for its final non-conference tune up at 6:30 p.m. against Case Western Reserve before SUNYAC play begins next Friday.