BRADFORD, PA— Sophomore Macey Gioeli (N. Tonawanda, N. Tonawanda) led the Bengals with four goals as they earned their first win of the season today, 8-1, against Pitt-Bradford at the Kessel Athletic Complex.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 8, Pitt Bradford – 1
LOCATION: Kessel Athletic Complex Soccer Field – Bradford, PA
RECORDS: Buffalo State (1-0-0), Pitt Bradford (0-1-0)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Gioeli tallied four goals with two in each half and added an assist.
• Gia Dilimone (Grand Island, NY/Sacred Heart) scored her first goal of the year to get the Bengals on the board.
• Elsa Graf (Pulaski, NY/Sandy Creek) netted two goals for the Bengals.
• Kaylee Valentic tallied (N. Tonawanda, NY/N. Tonawanda) a goal and an assist.
• Sarah Berlinger (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) also knotted two assists.
• Emma Hesseltine (Malone, NY/Franklin Academy), Nikki Creasey (Albion, NY/Albion), and Lindsay DePietro (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro) all had an assist.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the seventh minute, Dilimone got the Bengals on the scoreboard.
• Gioeli came through and hit two goals in the 16^th, and 25^th minutes, respectively.
• Just before time expired in the first half, Graf scored another goal for the Bengals to give them a 4-1 lead at the half.
• Graf resumed the scoring for the Bengals to start the second half with her second goal of the game.
• In the 82^nd minute, Valentic scored her first goal of the season unassisted.
• Gioeli scored her last two goals in the 87^th and 89^th minute, respectively.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Delaney Stowe scored the lone goal for the Panthers on a penalty kick.
• Sadie Wood made 13 saves in the effort.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will continue on the road this weekend as they will battle Keuka College this Saturday at 3:30 pm.