BUFFALO, NY – Senior Janae Nelson (Elmont, NY/Elmont Memorial) made a career-high 25 saves, and fellow senior Liz Schultheis (Holley, NY/Brockport) scored three goals and had three assists, to lead the Buffalo State lacrosse team to a 13-8 home victory over Plattsburgh on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 13, Plattsburgh - 8
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (5-4, 1-2 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh (3-5, 1-2 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
 
-Nelson's 25 saves were one shy of tying Stefani Mitchell's single-game program record, and helped Buffalo State remain in the game despite Plattsburgh holding a 43-22 advantage in shot attempts.
 
-Sarah Fineour (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West) was the leading goal scorer for Buffalo State, tallying four goals on seven shot attempts.
 
-Schultheis's three goals came on five shot attempts, and she also scored the game-winning goal for the Bengals.
 
-Tala Abdellatif (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) and Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Strathmore) each scored a pair of goals for Buffalo State.
 
-Kacey Stack (Blasdell, NY/Frontier) and Lauren Rinow (Lakeview, NY/Frontier) also scored, while Ricki Miller (Ohsweken, ON/Hagersville) had two assists.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
-Plattsburgh dominated the opening minutes of the game scoring twice to grab an early 2-0 lead.
 
-A pair of goals by Fineour in the final ninety seconds of the quarter tied the score at 2-2 after one period of play.
 
-Schultheis scored to give Buffalo State the lead with 8:43 left in the first half, but the Cardinals responded with a score less than forty seconds later.
 
-Schultheis scored again with 5:30 remaining in the half to give the Bengals the lead for good, sparking a 7-0 run to build a comfortable lead for Buffalo State.
 
-Nelson had 12 saves at halftime, and had allowed just three goals on 19 shot attempts.
 
-After Buffalo State had scored the first four goals of the second half, Plattsburgh scored four of the final five goals in the quarter to pull within four at 11-7 after three.
 
-Buffalo State outscored Plattsburgh 2-1 in the fourth quarter for the 13-8 victory.
 
FOR THE FOES
 
-Jordan Kowalski had two goals and two assists to lead the Cardinals, while Emily Caoili also scored twice.
 
-Plattsburgh held Buffalo State to just 19-for-34 on clearance attempts.

SENIOR DAY

-Prior to today's game, Schultheis and Nelson were honored and recognized for their contributions to Buffalo State lacrosse.
 
UP NEXT
 
The Bengals are back in action at Coyer Field on Wednesday for more SUNYAC action, hosting Oswego at 4 p.m.