BUFFALO, NY – Fanny Aneborn scored a hat trick to lead the visitors Cortland to a 7-2 victory over the Buffalo State women's hockey team in NEWHL action on Saturday afternoon at the Ice Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 7, Buffalo State – 2
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Cortland (4-0-0, 2-0-0 NEWHL), Buffalo State (2-4-0, 0-4-0 NEWHL)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Erica Greene (Oswego, NY/Shoreline Sharks) and Carys Ursell (Calgary, AB/Calgary Fire) each scored for Buffalo State.
- Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Elite Southern Express) registered assists on both goals.
- Jessica Auge (Laingsburg, MI/Honeybaked Detroit) turned aside 52 shots in goal for the Bengals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Cortland netted a pair of goals within one minute of each other in the opening period to take a 2-0 lead.
- The Red Dragons added a third goal before the intermission, as Emily Kromer pushedthe puck over the line after an initial shot from the point snuck past Auge.
- Cortland added another goal early in the second period, with Amanda Gaffney netting from close range off an assist from Grace Schnorr.
- Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Buffalo Bisons) cut through the Cortland defense and then Running Rabbit found Greene out in front of goal for a wrist shot to get the Bengals on the board five minutes into the period.
- Aneborn added her second goal of the night on the power play in the final minutes of the frame to give Cortland a 5-1 lead.
- Ursell scored a short-handed goal between the goalie's legs on a breakaway after a perfect long pass from Katie Sarich (Columbia, MD/Washington Pride) just twenty seconds later.
- Aneborn completed her hat trick midway through the third period, and Cortland added another goal for the final tally.
FOR THE FOES
- Aneborn scored three goals on a team-high six shots on goal.
- Mia Hlasnick also chipped in a goal and three assists for the Red Dragons.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next weekend, hitting the road to face #3 Plattsburgh and Canton in NEWHL action.
