CANTON, NY – Canton struck with four first-period goals, as the Buffalo State women's hockey team returned to NEWHL action with a 5-0 loss to the Roos Friday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Canton – 5, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION:  SUNY Canton Ice Arena – Canton, NY
RECORDS:  Canton (6-0-1, 2-0-1 NEWHL), Buffalo State (0-9-0, 0-3-0 NEWHL)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Carys Ursell (Calgary, AB/Calgary Fire) led the Bengals with two shots on goal and won six faceoffs.
• Jessica Auge (Laingsburg, MI/Honeybaked Detroit) made 18 saves in goal for the Bengals.
• The Bengals killed all four Canton power-play opportunities.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Canton got on the board 32 seconds in, as Verity Lewis and Desiree Snook assisted on a Micayla MacIntyre goal.
• Nearly two minutes later, Halle McKinnon doubled the margin, scoring on a feed by Snook and Kelly Leathem.
• Lewis and Iida Laitinen then scored later in the period, as the Roos took a 4-0 lead into the first intermission.
• Canton kept that momentum into the second period, as Sarah Kosnaskie scored the lone goal of the frame after a pair of stops by the Buffalo State defense.
• Both teams were scoreless in the final period, as the Bengals held the Roos to four shots on goal in the period.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Five different Canton players scored a goal.
• Snook and Karena Barrett each tallied two assists to lead the Roos.
• Sirena Alvarez turned away all five shots to earn the shutout in net.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals will finish the weekend with a visit to Potsdam on Saturday, beginning at 3 p.m.