CANTON, NY – Host Canton scored four goals in the third period to turn a 1-1 game into a 5-2 victory over the Buffalo State women's hockey team on Friday afternoon in SUNYAC action.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Canton - 5, Buffalo State – 2
LOCATION: Roos House – Canton, NY
RECORDS: Canton (8-3-0, 2-3-0 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (1-7-1, 0-4-0 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Grace Zwolak (Stoney Creek, ON/Niagara Falls Rapids) scored the first goal of her career for Buffalo State, while Hannah Tingley (Stoneboro, PA/Washington Pride) also netted a goal for the Bengals.
- Carys Ursell (Calgary, AB/Calgary Fire) and Lilli Adimey (Buffalo, NY/Buffalo Bisons) each contributed an assist.
- Jessica Auge (Laingsburg, MI/Honeybaked Detroit) stopped 38 shots in goal for the Bengals.
- Rylee Garrow (Akwesasne, QC/St. Lawrence Steel) won 11 of 13 faceoff attempts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Tingley got the scoring started just 1:02 into the first period, taking the puck down the right side and sending a shot that caught the Canton goalie off guard for the opening goal.
- Buffalo State killed a pair of penalties to keep the 1-0 edge despite increased pressure from the Roos.
- Canton found the equalizer on Danika Lalonde's goal with less than three minutes left in the period to knot the game heading into the intermission.
- Auge stopped 19 shots for Buffalo State in the period.
- The teams played a scoreless second period, with Canton and Buffalo State both successfully killing a penalty apiece.
- Canton took the lead inside the first minute of the third period, on Lalonde's second goal of the game, and increased the advantage 3:56 into the period as Lalonde completed her hat trick.
- The Roos added another goal just past the midway point of the period, before Zwolak redirected a shot from the point from Adimey for a power-play goal with 3:15 remaining in the game.
- Desiree Snook sealed the victory for Canton with 1:31 remaining on a wrist shot from the slot.
FOR THE FOES
- Lalonde recorded four points on three goals and one assist, while Snook scored twice and added an assist to lead Canton.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will take on Potsdam tomorrow afternoon in more SUNYAC action.
