BUFFALO, NY — The Buffalo State women's hockey team fell to Canton, 6-0, in NEWHL action on Friday evening at the Ice Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Canton – 6, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS:  Canton (9-2-1, 3-2-1 NEWHL), Buffalo State (1-12-1, 0-7-0 NEWHL)
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jessica Auge (Laingsburg, MI/Honeybaked Detroit) stopped 41 shots in goal in a losing effort.
• Rianna Schacher (Westminster, CO/Minnesota Revolution) led the Bengals with four shots on goal.
• Rylee Garrow (Akwesasne, NY/St. Lawrence Steel) won 11 of her 16 faceoff attempts.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Canton got on the board first just before the midway point in the first period, as Victoria McGarrity snapped a wrist shot into the roof of the net after Auge had stopped an initial shot from the point by Sandrene Garofalo.
• The Bengals best chance of the period came with three minutes remaining, as Hannah Tingley (Stoneboro, PA/Washington Pride) stole the puck, but had her shot saved well by the Canton goalie.
• The Kangaroos quickly widened their lead to four goals in the second period, scoring three goals in the opening six minutes of the frame.
• Later in the period, the Bengals had a great opportunity to score, but Angelina Cruzal's (Campbell, CA/San Jose Jr. Sharks) shot whizzed just over the crossbar.
• The Kangaroos tacked on two more insurance goals in the third period for the final 6-0 tally.
• Canton outshot Buffalo State 47-26 in the contest.

FOR THE FOES

• McGarrity finished with a goal and an assist to lead Canton, while Kelly Leathem added two assists.
• Sirena Alvarez stopped all 26 shots she faced to earn the shutout in goal.

UP NEXT
The Bengals host Canton again tomorrow afternoon at the Ice Arena, with puck drop set for 3 p.m.