HOUGHTON, NY – Hannah Esslie (Cairo, NY/Cairo-Durham) netted the game-winning goal in the 89^th minute to lift the Buffalo State women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Houghton in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, Houghton – 1
LOCATION: Burke Field – Houghton, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (2-0), Houghton (0-1-1)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Esslie's goal was her second of the season, and came on her only shot on goal of the game.
• Elle Bush (Middleboro, MA/Middleboro) also netted her second goal of the season.
• Eve DiCarlo (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) recorded a pair of assists.
• Addy Williams (Grapevine, TX/Grapevine) register her first collegiate victory in goal, making four saves.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Each team had a shot on goal in the opening 15 minutes, but the goalies for each side made saves on the attempts.
• The Highlanders had three corner kicks to Buffalo State's none in the opening half, but the game remained scoreless into halftime.
• Less than three minutes into the second half, Bush netted the opening goal off of an assist from DiCarlo.
• Bush had another opportunity one minute later, but her shot was saved by the Houghton goalie.
• In the 57^th minute, Houghton knotted the score at 1-1 on a goal by Elena Esh off an assist from Natalie Milne.
• The game seemed destined for a draw until the last minutes, when Esslie found the back of the net for the first game-winning goal of her career, assisted once again by DiCarlo.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Houghton outshot Buffalo State 11-6, including a 5-4 advantage in shots on target.
• Alliah Fluent made two saves in goal for the Highlanders.

UP NEXT
The Bengals are back at home on Wednesday, hostin Pitt-Bradford in non-conference action at 7 pm.