BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse team won their final home game of the season by a final score of 19-12 against the Potsdam Bears this afternoon at Coyer Field.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 19, Potsdam – 12
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 6-8 (2-6 SUNYAC), Potsdam: 2-12 (0-8 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Sarah Fineour (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East), Lauren Rinow (Lakeview, NY/Frontier), and Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) each scored four goals to lead the Bengal offense.
• Emilee Josker (Hamburg, NY/Frontier) tallied three goals of her own as well as an assist and eight draw controls.
• Willick, Anna Cinquino (Conesus, NY/Livonia), and Tashawni Cornfield (Gowanda, NY/Putham) each had two assists.
• Beth Kulikowski (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) and Moira Penot (Clifton Heights, PA/Upper Darby) combined for nine saves in the win.
• Buffalo State outshot Potsdam by a 38-24 margin.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State got the offense started as Rinow scored off the pass from Fineour.
• Potsdam would respond shortly after.
• After each side scored once more, the Bengals would score five unanswered to close out the first.
• The Bears would score first in the second before the Bengals went on another 5-0 run capped off as Lindsay Wademan (Owego, Ny/Owego Free Academy) scored her first goal of the year.
• Buffalo State went into halftime up 13-5.
• The Bengals offense would sit in the driver's seat in the second half seeing their lead increase to a game-high of 10.
• Willick's goal in the fourth would finish the Bengals offensive attack to secure the win.

FOR THE FOES

• Lindsay LaDue tallied five goals for the Bears.
• Jane Olszewski and Olivia Minarich combined for 14 saves in the effort.

UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action on Wednesday as they wrap-up the regular season at Brockport.