BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State held four one-goal leads, but was only able to come away with a 4-4 tie against Plymouth State this evening in the opening day of the Bengals Invitational.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State ties Plymouth State, 4-4
LOCATION: Buffalo State Ice Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (0-0-1), Plymouth State (0-0-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Erin Gehen (W. Seneca, NY/W. Seneca West) had a goal and an assist for Buffalo State, while Madeline Kromer (Angola, NY/Lake Shore), Caitie Horvatits (Elma, NY/Iroquois), and Jessica Carter (Scottsdale, AZ/Brightmont Academy) also scored
• Gehen opened the scoring just 18 seconds into the contest, but Buffalo State found itself in penalty trouble for much of the remainder of the opening period.
• The Panthers evened the score with a power-play goal later in the frame and the score remained 1-1 at the first intermission.
• Kromer netted a power-play goal to reclaim the Bengals lead midway through the second, but The Panthers answered again just over a minute later.
• Horvatis put the Bengals ahead again with a shorthanded breakaway tally in the first half of the third period.
• Once again, Plymouth State responded to even the score with 6:45 remaining.
• Carter pounded home a rebound with just over five minutes left to put Buffalo State ahead for the fourth time.
• The resilient Panthers found a way to even the score one final time, tallying a power-play goal with just 18 seconds remaining to force overtime, and neither team could break through in the extra session.
• Buffalo State outshot Plymouth 28-19 for the game, including 14-3 in the second period.
• The Bengals were just 1 for 11 on the power play, while the Panthers were 2 for 10.
• Justine Silva (Baldwin Park, CA/Arroyo) finished with 15 saves between the pipes.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Shannon Hickey had two goals, including the late tying marker, and also added an assist.
• Caitlin Connor picked up three assists, and Taylor Jackson and Kailey Jacobs also scored.

 
IN THE EARLY GAME

• Morrisville dominated Nichols in the tournament's opening game, winning 9-0, and outshooting the Bison, 61-5.
• Stephanie Strymecki scored three goals for the Mustangs, and Maria DeWilde scored twice.  

 
UP NEXT                                                                                               
Buffalo State will face Nichols tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.   Morrisville and Plymouth State will square off in the early game at 1 p.m.