BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse program will look to get back on track this Wednesday, as the Bengals finish the road portion of their schedule with a SUNYAC matchup at Fredonia. This 'Battle by the Lake' matchup will begin at 4 p.m. from University Stadium in Fredonia.
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The Bengal Breakdown
- Buffalo State (5-8, 1-6 SUNYAC) dropped a 14-3 decision at New Paltz last Saturday. Sarah Fineour (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West) scored twice and Janae Nelson (Elmont, NY/Elmont Memorial) was able to make eight saves on the day.
- Fineour leads the team with 27 goals in her first season with the Orange and Black.
- Liz Schultheis (Holley, N.Y./Brockport) leads the team with 38 points, tallying 23 goals and 15 assists. She also leads the team with 76 draw controls.
- Defensively, Anastacia Wells (Rome, N.Y./Rome Free Academy) leads the team with 41 caused turnovers and 46 ground balls. Her 41 caused turnovers sit one shy of the season record set by Sarah Lorusso in 2016.
- Wells also leads the league and is ninth nationally with 3.15 caused turnovers per game.
- Tala Abdellatif (Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island) and Nevaeh Herd (Niagara Falls, N.Y./Niagara Falls) each have 13 caused turnovers, tied for second on the team. Hurd has also tallied 24 ground balls.
The Blue Devil Bulletin
- Fredonia (1-13, 0-7 SUNYAC) is looking for its first league victory of the season.
- The Blue Devils lost 21-1 to No. 21 Cortland in the team's last game on Saturday.
- Audrey Brown had the lone goal for the Blue Devils in the loss.
- Erin Woods leads the team with 20 points, scoring 18 goals with two assists.
- Julie Culver is the team's assist leader, with six assists to go along with seven goals.
- Emily Carr leads the defense in both ground balls (40) and caused turnovers (17).
- The Blue Devils are led by head coach Alana Herne, a Buffalo State women's lacrosse alumna. She starred with the Bengals from 2015-17 and was a three-time all-region selection and finished third all-time in Bengal scoring history with 268 points.
- Herne also served as an assistant coach for the Bengals from 2019-2021.
The History
Buffalo State is 12-14 all time versus the Blue Devils in the 26 total games played between the two teams. The Bengals lost 14-8 in the last matchup in 2021.
