GENESEO, N.Y.— No. 15 Geneseo controlled possession from the opening whistle and netted the game's first 15 goal en route to a 17-3 victory today over visiting Buffalo State.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  No. 15 Geneseo – 17, Buffalo State - 3
LOCATION: Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium - Brockport, NY
RECORDS: Geneseo (2-0/2-0), Buffalo State (0-3/0-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Julia Wachna (Syracuse/Onondaga), Nevaeh Herd (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls) and Anisa Mahmood (Niagara Falls/Niagara Falls) scored the Bengals' goals.
• Geneseo opened up a 9-0 lead by halftime, outshooting Buffalo State 29-2 over the opening 30 minutes. 
• The Knights continued to pull away, pushing the lead to 15-0 midway through the second half before the Bengals scored three of the game's final goals.
• Geneseo outshot the Bengals 51-7 for the game and held a 20-1 advantage in draw controls.  The Knights also corralled 27 ground balls, compared to 11 by Buffalo State.
• Janae Nelson (Elmont/Elmont) allowed 15 goals while making 16 saves, and Makenna Murphy (Greece/Hoosac Prepatory Academy) surrendered two goals and made two saves.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Hannah Marafioti led eight Geneseo scorers with four goals and added two assists, and Nicole Voci had three goals and two assists.

 
Buffalo State will host Brockport next Wednesday at 4 p.m.