ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Nazareth jumped out to an early 8-1 lead and cruised to victory, as visiting Buffalo State dropped a 14-5 decision today in its non-conference season-opener.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Nazareth - 14, Buffalo State – 5
LOCATION: Rochester, N.Y.
RECORDS: Nazareth (1-1), Buffalo State (0-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jackie Dufresne (Lakeview/Frontier) scored twice and Kendall Skuse (Churchville/Churchville-Chili) had a goal and two assists to lead Buffalo State.  
• Hannah Nagowski (Lancaster/Lancaster) and Nina Schaefer (Lafayette/Lafayette) added a goal apiece.
• Nazareth jumped out to an early 5-0 lead just over 10 minutes into the game. Nagowski got the Bengals on the scoreboard, but the Golden Flyers answered with the next three goals before leading 9-2 at halftime.
• Schaefer started the second-half scoring, but Nazareth responded with four of the next five goals to pull away for the win.
• Nazareth outshot Buffalo State 39-16, including a 31-11 edge in shots on goal.  Janae Nelson (Elmont/Elmont-Memorial) finished with 17 saves for the Bengals in her first collegiate start.
• The Golden Flyers also held a 33-20 advantage in ground balls and a 13-8 edge in draw controls.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Emma Robinson led Nazareth with four goals as eight different players scored at least once.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will open its home schedule against SUNY Poly on Saturday at noon.