BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse team fell just a few goals short against Plattsburgh State with a final score of 11-9 on Coyer Field this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh – 11, Buffalo State – 9
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Plattsburgh: 3-9 (2-4 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 6-5 (2-3 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Strathmore) and Brooklyn Hill (Six Nations, ON/McKinnon Park) both tallied three goals in this game.
- Running Rabbit also totaled 100 points for her career.
- Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East), Lauren Rinow (Lakeview, N.Y/Frontier), Emilee Josker (Hamburg, NY/Frontier), and Tala Abdellatif (Grand Island NY/Grand Island) all had 2 caused turnovers
- Moira Penot (Clifton Heights, PA/Upper Darby) recorded 6 saves in goal for the Bengals.
- Anastacia Wells (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) picked up four caused turnovers to match the Buffalo State program record with 90 career caused turnovers set by Cassie Saint-Vil (2014-17).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Plattsburgh jumped out to an early 3-1 lead after the end of the first quarter.
- Buffalo State inched closer with a pair of goals in the second, however, the Cardinals added three more goals to carry a 7-3 lead into halftime.
- After an early Plattsburgh goal in the third, Buffalo State caught fire and went on to score five of the next six goals to trail by one with one quarter left to play.
- The Cardinals were able to play strong defense and hold off the Bengals comeback efforts to secure the win.
FOR THE FOES
- Cynthia Barnosky had five goals for the Cardinals.
- Lillian Gilroy and Sam Lombardi had two caused turnovers each.
- Goaltender Lilla Nease had seven saves in the win.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next week with a trio of SUNYAC matchups as they battle Oswego, Potsdam, and Cortland.
