BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse team fell to the visiting Utica Pioneers with a final score of 17-6 in their home opener tonight on Coyer Field.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Utica – 17, Buffalo State – 6
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Utica: 2-2 (0-0 Empire 8), Buffalo State: 0-2 (0-0 SUNYAC)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North), Emilee Josker (Hamburg, NY/Frontier), and Brooklyn Hill (Six Nations, ON/McKinnon Park) each netted two goals for Buffalo State.
• Willick also led the team with seven draw controls while Maddison Sage (East Syracuse, NY/East-Syracuse-Minoa) tallied three caused turnovers.
• Moira Penot (Clifton Heights, PA/Upper Darby) and Brielle Lum (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield) combined for nine saves in the effort.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State got the scoring started as Josker found the back of the net off a feed from Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Strathmore).
• Utica responded with four answered goals to set the tone follow by each side adding another goal to finish the first.
• The Pioneers offense erupted in the second quarter as they outscored Buffalo state 6-1.
• Utica added a trio of goals in the third and held strong down the final minutes of action to secure the win.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Grace Stuhlman led the Pioneers with four goals and seven draw controls.
• Maria Stuhlman and Samantha DeCondo each added three goals on their own.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action Saturday as they host SUNY Poly for their "Every Child Matters" game.