UTICA, NY – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse team snapped their three-game skid with a dominant 22-7 over SUNY Poly in a non-conference matchup this afternoon at Wildcat Field.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State — 22, SUNY Poly – 7
LOCATION: Wildcat Field – Utica, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 4-5 (0-3 SUNYAC), SUNY Poly: 1-7 (0-1 NAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Sarah Fineour (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East) lead the Bengals with five goals while also having two ground balls, five draw controls, and four caused turnovers.
- Emilee Josker (Hamburg, NY/Frontier) and Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) each had four goals.
- Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Strathmore) led the team with three assists.
- Beth Kulikowski (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) made seven saves in the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bengal offense got on the board quickly as Josker found the net just over a minute into the action.
- Buffalo State would open the game on a 5-0 run before the Wildcats scored their first goal.
- After another SUNY Poly goal shortly after, Buffalo State would score the next four goals of the contest.
- The Wildcats would add two more goals before Buffalo State scored five straight goals to head into the half up 15-5.
- Josker, Lauren Rinow (Lakeview, NY/Frontier), and Fineour would score the next four goals for the Bengals as they continued to dominate on offense.
- The Bengals would cruise the final minutes of action to secure the win.
FOR THE FOES
- Molly Burdick scored six goals for the Wildcats.
- Jayden Brown made six saves in the effort.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action on Friday as they host New Paltz at 2:00 pm for Staff Appreciation Day.
