CORTLAND, N.Y.—
Jackie Dufresne (Lake View/Frontier) scored three times for Buffalo State to reach the 100-career point plateau, but it was not enough as No. 18 Cortland defended its home turf with an 18-4 victory this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: #18 Cortland – 18, Buffalo State – 4
LOCATION: Stadium Complex - Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (8-4/5-0), Buffalo State (5-7/1-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Kendall Skuse (Churchville/Churchville-Chili) added a goal and an assist for Buffalo State, while Hannah Nagowski (Lancaster/Lancaster) chipped in two assists.
- Dufresne became the 19th player in school history to reach 100 career points and the third this season.
- Cortland took control early, scoring four goals in the first five minutes and grew the lead to 10-0 before Dufresne finally got the Bengals on the board with 3:32 remaining in the first half.
- After leading 11-1 at the intermission, Cortland pushed the lead to 14-1 before cruising to the victory.
- The Red Dragons outshot Buffalo State 34-7 for the game and had a 24-16 advantage in ground balls.
- Janae Nelson (Elmont/Elmont Memorial) finished with nine saves in the loss.
FOR THE FOES
- Cortland used 24 field players and three goalies in the win and had 10 different players score at least one goal, led by Emily Goebel with three.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will look to get back in the win column with a critical SUNYAC matchup on Wednesday at Oswego at 4 p.m.
