PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Buffalo State women's hockey team lost its final road game of the season on Saturday afternoon, falling to #2 Plattsburgh.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh – 15, Buffalo State – 1
LOCATION: Stafford Ice Arena – Plattsburgh, NY
RECORDS: Plattsburgh (22-2-1, 17-0-1 NEWHL), Buffalo State (1-22-1, 0-17-0 NEWHL)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
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Sarah Jackson (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls Rapids) netted her first collegiate goal.
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Jessica Auge (Laingsburg, MI/Honeybaked Detroit) stopped 35 shots in goal in just over 33 minutes of action, while
Valerie Helminen (Laurium, MI/Finlandia University) made 24 saves in the final 26+ minutes of action.
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Hannah Tingley (Stoneboro, PA/Washington Pride) tallied an assist on the Buffalo State goal.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Plattsburgh wasted no time to begin the game, scoring just 2:25 into the contest.
-The Cardinals added four more goals in the period to take a 5-0 lead after one.
-Jackson got the Bengals on the board at the 3:08 mark of the second period off a solid pass from Tingley.
-Plattsburgh responded with six goals in the remainder of the period.
-The Cardinals added four goals in the final period to close out the game.
FOR THE FOES
-Emma Killeen scored a hat trick, and added an assist, while Nicole Unsworth scored twice and tallied two assists.
-Taylor Whitney had four assists.
UP NEXT
The Bengals wrap up the season on Tuesday evening, hosting Oswego in NEWHL action from the Ice Arena beginning at 7 p.m.