PLATTSBURGH, NY – Chelsea Kingston (Sault Ste. Marie, ON/Soo Jr. Greyhounds) made a career-high 61 saves for the Bengals, but the Buffalo State women's hockey team couldn't get the offense going in a 5-0 loss to No. 4 Plattsburgh State on Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh State – 5, Buffalo State – 0
LOCATION: Stafford Ice Arena – Plattsburgh, NY
RECORDS: Plattsburgh State (14-2-1, 11-1-0 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (1-15-1, 0-11-0 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Rylee Garrow (Akwesasne, QC/St. Lawrence Steel) led the Bengals with three shots on goal.
- Arissa Vettraino (Lake Villa, IL/Milwauke Jr. Admirals) blocked three shots.
- Kingston's 61 saves surpassed her previous high of 36 saves against William Smith.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cardinals opened the scoring in the final three minutes of the opening period, as Emma McLean netted a power-play goal.
- Kingston made 21 saves in the frame to keep the score at 1-0 into the intermission.
- Plattsburgh State grabbed four goals in the second period, scoring all four goals in the span of 5:25 in the middle of the frame.
- Kingston also stopped 21 shots in the second period.
- The third period was a scoreless frame, with Kingston coming up with 19 more saves for the 5-0 final.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action at home next weekend, hosting Potsdam in a pair of SUNYAC contests.