BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo State lacrosse team begins its final road stretch of the season, beginning with a Saturday morning matchup at New Paltz. Action from North Turf Field will begin at 11 a.m.
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Breaking Down the Bengals
- Buffalo State (5-7, 1-5 SUNYAC) looks to snap a season-long, three game losing streak this weekend. The Bengals were on the wrong end of a 21-4 decision at Brockport last Wednesday.
- Julia Wachna (Syracuse, N.Y./Onondaga) and Ricki Miller (Ohsweken, Ont./Hagersville) led the Bengals with a goal and assist apiece in Wednesday's contest.
- Defensively, Anastacia Wells (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) tallied five caused turnovers. She enters Saturday one short of tying the single-season record of 42, set by Sarah Lorusso '16 in 2016.
- The Bengals lead the league in caused turnovers, forcing 10.92 per game.
Birds-eye view of the Hawks
- New Paltz (5-7, 3-3 SUNYAC) sits in a fifth-place tie in the conference standings, having won two games in a row.
- Kira Tucker scored the game-winning goal in the fourth quarter, as the Hawks defeated Oneonta 17-16 last Wednesday. They also defeated Fredonia 17-6 last Saturday.
- The Hawks lead the conference with 15.42 draw controls per game, a mark that is 55th nationally. New Paltz also fouls at a very low rate, sitting third with just 1.42 fouls called per game.
- Kaitlyn Shaw (41 goals, eight assists) and Katie Zito (35 goals, six assists) are the team's leading scorers.
The History
The Bengals hold a 12-3 advantage against the Hawks all-time. New Paltz snapped an 11-game Buffalo State winning streak in 2019, defeating the Bengals by a 12-11 score in overtime.
