HOUGHTON, N.Y.—
Kendall Skuse (Churchville/Churchville-Chili) matched a school record with 13 points as visiting Buffalo State raced past Houghton, 22-7, today to claim its fourth-consecutive victory.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 22, Houghton - 7
LOCATION: Burke Field - Houghton, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (4-1), Houghton (0-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Skuse scored four goals and had nine assists, which was one shy of tying the school's single-game record.
- Nina Schaefer (Lafayette/Lafayette) added five goals and an assist, scoring four times in the first 7 minutes, 14 seconds of the game. She also had five draw controls and five ground balls.
- Jackie Dufresne (Lake View/Frontier) and Kayla Rose (Lancaster/Lancaster) had three goals and one assist apiece.
- Liz Schultheis (Brockport/Brockport), Mary Musialowski (Lancaster/Sacred Heart) and Kali Wright (Wyoming/Alexander) scored twice each, and Anisa Mahmood (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls) also scored. Schultheis added six draw controls.
- Buffalo State led 8-1 less than nine minutes into the game and took a 16-4 advantage into halftime before cruising in the second half.
- The Bengals outshot the Highlanders 33-14 for the game and had a 20-9 edge in draw controls.
- Janae Nelson (Elmont/Elmont Memorial) and Makenna Murphy (Rochester/Hoosac) each played a half in goal. Nelson allowed four goals and made four saves, and Murphy had three goals against and three stops.
FOR THE FOES
- Meagan Barry scored four times for Houghton, and Cori Beck tallied twice.
NOTEWORTHY
- Buffalo State's 16 goals in the first half matched a school record for goals in a half originally set in 2009 against Oswego.
- The Bengals four-game winning streak is the team's longest since winning six in a row in 2014.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will next host nationally-ranked St. John Fisher on Wednesday at 5 p.m.