BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's hockey team dropped a SUNYAC matchup on Friday evening to Potsdam by a final score of 4-2 at the Ice Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Potsdam – 4, Buffalo State – 2
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Potsdam (8-9-0, 4-7-0 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (1-16-1, 0-12-0 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Carys Ursell (Calgary, AB/Calgary Fire) recorded the primary assist on both Buffalo State goals.
• Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Buffalo Bisons) and Emma Ramseier (Oak Creek, WI/Milwaukee Jr. Admirals) each scored a goal for the Bengals.
• Chelsea Kingston (Sault Ste. Marie, ON/Soo Jr. Greyhounds) stopped 26 shots in goal.
• Rylee Garrow (Akwesasne, QC/St. Lawrence Steel) won 11-of-16 faceoffs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• A turnover in front of the Buffalo State net led to the first Potsdam goal 7:10 into the opening period, as Jalynn Castro found the back of the net with a backhand.
• The Bengals evened the score less than three minutes later, as Willick tapped in the rebound after Ursell deked a pair of Potsdam defenders and sent a shot towards the goal.
• The Bears scored a power-play goal on a rebound to take a 2-1 advantage into the intermission.
• Another Buffalo State turnover led to a Potsdam goal 2:26 into the second period, as Lyvia Chambers intercepted a pass, deked a defender, and sent a shot past Kingston.
• Ramseier pulled the Bengals to within one exactly one minute into the third period, knocking in a rebound off of Ursell's initial shot.
• The Bears needed just five seconds to capitalize with a power-play goal after a Buffalo State penalty, as Castro deflected a shot from the point past Kingston for the final score.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Castro led Potsdam with two goals.
• Hannah Barrett stopped 20 shots in goal for the Bears.

 
UP NEXT
These two teams play again at the Ice Arena tomorrow at 3 pm.