Box Score BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's soccer team earned their first SUNYAC win of the season over Plattsburgh with a 5-3 final on Coyer Field early this afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 5, Oneonta – 3
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 6-6-4 (1-5-3 SUNYAC), Oneonta: 5-5-2 (2-5-1 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Eve DiCarlo (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island), Lindsay DePietro (Whitesboro, NY/Whitesboro), Hannah Esslie (Cairo, NY/Cairo-Durham), Ryan Berman (River Edge, NJ/River Dell), and Kaylee Valentic (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) each scored for Buffalo State.
• Berman, Valentic, Esslie, and DiCarlo each snagged an assist for the Bengals.
• Sam Kaufman (Cheektowaga, NY/West Seneca East) made four saves in the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bengals got on the board less than two minutes into the action after she found the back of the net off the pass from Berman.
• Later in the first half, the Red Dragons got on the board to even the score.
• Buffalo State responded shortly after as DePietro netted her first goal of the season.
• Esslie finished the scoring for the Bengals in the first half as she hooked a shot around the Red Dragons goalie for the easy score.
• Both sides remained quiet at the start of the second half until a Red Dragon penalty set Berman up for a penalty kick goal.
• Less than five minutes later, Valentic scored her team leading eighth goal of the season with a header off a strong pass from DiCarlo.
• The Red Dragons score twice within the final two minutes but ultimately fell short in any comeback effort.

FOR THE FOES

• Three different Red Dragons tallied a goal.
• Olivia Forbes made six saves in the effort.

UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action on Tuesday as they host Alfred State at 7:00 pm for Senior Night.