ONEONTA, NY – The Buffalo State lacrosse team was unable to overcome a difficult start in the first quarter, falling 19-6 on the road to Oneonta on Saturday morning .
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oneonta – 19, Buffalo State – 6
LOCATION: Red Dragon Field – Oneonta, NY
RECORDS: Oneonta (7-5, 5-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (5-6, 1-4 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
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Kacey Stack (Blasdell, NY/Frontier) led Buffalo State with two goals, her third successive game with a goal, and second career multi-goal game.
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Liz Schultheis (Holley, NY/Brockport) and
Julia Wachna (Syracuse, NY/Onondaga) each tallied a goal and an assist.
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Lindsay Wademan (Owego, NY/Owego Free Academy) and
Ricki Miller (Ohsweken, ON/Hagersville) scored the other Buffalo State goals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Oneonta scored nine consecutive goals to open the game, taking a 9-0 lead at the midway point of the second quarter.
-Miller and Schultheis scored ten seconds apart to opening the scoring for Buffalo State and bring the score to 9-2 with just under six minutes left in the half.
-After another Red Dragon goal, Wachna netted a free position goal with under one minute remaining to make it 10-3 at halftime.
-Oneonta extended its lead in the third quarter, scoring seven times in the third quarter. Stack scored a free position goal for Buffalo State's only score of the period.
-Both teams scored twice in the fourth quarter, with Wademan scoring after a solid feed from
Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Strathmore) and Stack completing the scoring with an unassisted goal in the final minute.
FOR THE FOES
-Megan Foiles had five goals and eight assists for Oneonta.
-Rachel Morris scored four times, and also recorded nine draw controls.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back at home to host Brockport on Wednesday evening, with game time set for 4 p.m. at Coyer Field.