OSWEGO, N.Y.—
Rachel Lenard (Orchard Park, NY/Nardin) scored twice against her former team as Buffalo State defeated host No. 8 Oswego, 2-1, this afternoon in an ECAC West contest.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, No. 8 Oswego - 1
LOCATION: Campus Center Ice Arena – Oswego, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (16-5-1/11-4-0), Oswego (15-6-1/9-5-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Lenard, who played a season-and-a-half at Oswego before transferring to Buffalo State last January, opened the scoring with an unassisted tally in the first period.
- The Lakers evened the score with a power-play marker in the middle frame.
- Lenard netted her second of the game and 10th of the season with less than five remaining in the third period with and assist from Megan Reukauf (Depew, NY/Lancaster) which proved to be the game-winner.
- Justine Silva (Baldwin Park, CA/Arroyo) turned aside 27 of the 28 shots she faced for the victory.
- Each team recorded 28 shots on goal in an evenly matched contest.
- The Lakers finished 1 for 4 on the power play, while the Bengals were 0 for 3.
FOR THE FOES
- Olivia Ellis tallied the lone goal for Oswego.
- Mariah Madrigal made 26 saves in goal.
NOTEWORTHY
- Buffalo State earned its sixth-consecutive victory.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will play at Oswego again tomorrow at 3 p.m. The Bengals can clinch a home playoff game with a win or a tie.
