BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State netted two first-period goals and Justine Silva (Baldwin Park, CA/Arroyo) did the rest, stopping all 27 shots to backstop the host Bengals to a 2-0 victory over Oswego to complete the weekend sweep in an ECAC West game this afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, Oswego - 0
LOCATION:  Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (15-4-0/9-3-0), Oswego (9-7-3/5-6-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Viivi Vaattovaara (Veikkola, Finland) opened the scoring for Buffalo State with her first goal of the season midway through the first period with assists from Brooke Krantz (Penticton, BC/Penticton) and Erin Gehen (West Seneca, NY/W. Seneca West).
• Nikki Kirchberger (Buffalo, NY/W. Seneca West) gave the Bengals a two-goal lead with 48 seconds left in the first period with her ninth goal of the season with Megan Reukauf (Depew, NY/Lancaster) and Vaattovaara.
• Buffalo State killed off all five Oswego power-play opportunities.
• Oswego held a narrow 27-24 advantage in shots on goal.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Tori Trovato finished with 22 saves in goal for the Lakers.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Silva tied a school record with her fourth shutout of the season.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will next host nationally-ranked Elmira next Friday at 4 p.m.