BUFFALO, N.Y.— Plattsburgh started off strong, scoring five first-half goals as the Buffalo State women's soccer team dropped a home contest to the Cardinals by a 5-0 tally, in SUNYAC action from Coyer Field Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh – 5, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION:  Coyer Field – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Plattsburgh (7-2-2, 4-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (2-10, 0-4 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• The Bengals were only able to tally three shots on goal, as Elsa Graf (Pulaski, N.Y./Sandy Creek), Sarah Berlinger (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island), and Macey Gioeli (North Tonawanda, N.Y./North Tonawanda) recorded the shots.
• Bella Vene (Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park) made seven saves in the first 71:22 of action.
• Samantha Kaufman (Cheektowaga, N.Y./West Seneca East) made one save in the final 18:48.
• The Bengals fall to 8-19-2 all-time against the Cardinals.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Plattsburgh struck in just the third minute, as Kirsten Villemaire took a shot from outside the penalty box, about 20 yards away as the chance went over the keeper's head and into net.
• Avery Durgan doubled the score in the 11th minute, scoring on a chance from just inside the penalty box.
• Plattsburgh scored its third goal in the 30th minute, as Allison Seidman played a give-and-go pass to Emily Frodyma, who found Seidman in front of net as she chipped the keeper.
• Lauren Vellecca got on the board for the Cardinals in the 34th minute, going around the Bengal defenders, tapping the chance into net.
• Frodyma finished the three-point afternoon in the 39th minute. On a run down the left side, she dribbled the ball away from the defender and the diving keeper and tapped the chance into the open net.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Six different Cardinals earned a point
• Ennis made two saves to earn the shutout victory in net.
• The Cardinals outshot the Bengals by a 28-3 margin.

 
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