PITTSFORD, N.Y.— Nationally-ranked No. 15 St. John Fisher held visiting Buffalo State scoreless in the second half en route to a 16-3 victory in a non-conference game today at Growney Stadium.
THE BASICSFINAL SCORE: St. John Fisher - 16, Buffalo State - 3
LOCATION: Growney Stadium – Pittsford, N.Y.
RECORDS: St. John Fisher (3-0), Buffalo State (1-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED- Christina Krowel (Amsterdam/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) scored twice for the Bengals, and Alanna Herne (Tonawanda/Tonawanda) had a goal and an assist.
- After trading goals to open the game, the host Cardinals pushed the advantage to 8-2 before Krowel netted her second of the game to cut the deficit to five with 29 seconds left in the first half.
- Fisher only surrendered a single shot off goal in the second frame, while converting on 8 of its 14 shots to pull away.
- The Cardinals finished with a 28-9 advantage in shots and also maintained a 16-10 edge in ground balls and a 12-8 margin in draw controls.
- Buffalo State committed 20 turnovers, compared to 14 by Fisher.
- Elyse Stark (Lido Beach/Long Beach) played the complete game in goal for the Bengals, finishing with eight saves.
FOR THE FOES- Jordan Johnson led 10 Fisher goal-scorers, tallying four goals and four assists.
- Kelsie Schindler, Chrissy Cook and Kaitlyn Agedal added two goals apiece.
- Haley Peets needed to make just three saves in goal for the win.
UP NEXTBuffalo State will visit Allegheny for a non-conference game on Saturday at 1 p.m.
