SALEM, Mass.—Six different Bengals scored and Serena Angelo (Rocheser/Greece-Athena) earned her first collegiate victory as Buffalo State defeated host Salem State, 6-2, today in a non-conference game.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 6, Salem State - 2
LOCATION: Rockett Arena – Salem, Mass.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (7-4-1), Salem State (2-8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Erin Gehen (W. Seneca, NY/W. Seneca West), Emma Ruggiero (Amherst, NY/Sacred Heart) and Madeline Kromer (Angola, NY/Lake Shore) had a goal and an assist each to pace the Bengals offense. 
• Natasha Steinle (Morrison, CO/CIHA), Bri Carroll (Peoria, AZ/AZ Virtual Academy), and Brooke Krantz (Penticton, BC/Penticton) also scored for Buffalo State.
• Gehen opened the scoring with her team-best ninth goal of the season just 2:51 into the game, and Steinle scored her third goal in as many games to push the lead to 2-0 before the end of the first period.
• Salem State got on the scoreboard just one minute into the middle frame, but Ruggiero responded for the Bengals just 31 seconds later.
• The Vikings closed the gap to one again later in the period, but Buffalo State scored twice with markers from Carroll and Kromer late in the stanza.
• Krantz netted her second of the year for the only scoring in the third period.
• Angelo finished with 19 saves, earning the win in her first collegiate start.
• Buffalo State held a 42-21 advantage in shots.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Danielle Kelley scored both goals for Salem State.
• Katherine Crane allowed five goals on 29 shots in two periods, before giving way to Calie Richman who stopped 12 of 13 shots in the final frame.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Gehen's two-point game gave her 61 career points (33 goals, 28 assists), moving her into sole possession of third on Buffalo State's all-time scoring list, just one point behind Nikki Kirchberger (31 goals, 31 assists) for second.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will next host Williams in a non-conference game on Tuesday at 2 p.m.