BUFFALO, NY – Nationally-third ranked Plattsburgh scored twice in the opening four minutes of the game, setting the tone in a 5-0 victory over the Buffalo State women's hockey team on Friday afternoon at the Ice Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh – 5, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Plattsburgh (22-2-0, 16-1-0 NEWHL), Buffalo State (7-17-0, 1-16-0 NEWHL)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Jessica Auge (Laingsburg, MI/Honeybaked Detroit) made 47 saves in goal for Buffalo State.
• Carys Ursell (Calgary, AB/Calgary Fire) led the Bengals with five shots on goal.
• Rylee Garrow (Akwesasne, NY/St. Lawrence Steel) won 8-of12 faceoffs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Plattsburgh got on the board first at the 3:14 mark of the opening period, as Ivy Boric snapped a wrist shot from near the goal line after an initial shot deflected off of a Cardinal attacker.
• The Cardinals scored again just 21 seconds later, from a shot right in front of goal after a turnover.
• Plattsburgh added a third goal just after the midway point of the period, on a wrist shot from the slot by Bridget Orr.
• Auge turned aside 16 shots in the first period to keep the score at 3-0 into the first intermission.
• Plattsburgh goalie Ashley Davis stopped a short-handed breakaway attempt by Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Buffalo Bisons) early in the second period to deny the best Buffalo State opportunity of the game.
• Neither team was able to score in the second period, as Auge came up with 16 more saves.
• Plattsburgh added a pair of insurance goals in the third period for the final tallies of the day.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Five different players scored for Plattsburgh, and eight players recorded an assist.

 
UP NEXT
The teams face off tomorrow afternoon at 2 pm from the Ice Arena to close the regular season.