BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse team is set to return to the field for a crucial week of action with three SUNYAC matchups. Buffalo State will be on the road twice as they will travel to Oswego for a 4:00 pm matchup with the Lakers on Tuesday before heading north to Potsdam to battle the Bears at 2:00 pm on Thursday. The Bengals will then return home on Saturday to host Cortland at 1:00 pm.
 
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Breaking Down The Bengals

• The Bengals enter the week with a record of 6-5 (2-3 SUNYAC) on the season.
• Last time out, Buffalo State fell short to Plattsburgh in a thriller with a 11-9 final.
• Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) leads the Bengals offense with 46 points on 39 goals and seven assists.
• Willick's 39 goals currently sit seventh in the SUNYAC leaderboards.
• Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Strathmore) leads the Bengals with 22 assists which is tied for the fifth best mark in the conference.
• In goal, the duo of Moira Penot (Clifton Heights, PA/Upper Darby) and Brielle Lum (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield) have combined for 68 saves on the year.
• With one more caused turnover, Anastacia Wells (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) will set the program record for most caused turnovers in a career (Cassie Saint-Vil, 2014-17).

 
Observing Oswego

• Oswego welcomes the Bengals with a record of 8-5 (4-2 SUNYAC).
• Last time out, the Lakers earned an impressive 14-13 win over New Paltz to hand the Hawks their first loss of the season.
• Sela Wiley leads the Lakers with 57 points on 35 goals and 22 assists.
• Wiley also leads the team with 73 draw controls and shares the team lead with Sophie Ruschin with 28 ground balls.

 
Pondering Potsdam

• Potsdam enters the week with a record of 3-7 (0-6 SUNYAC) on the year.
• Last time out, the Bears fell in their seventh straight matchup following a 21-4 loss against Geneseo.
• Lindsey LaDue has been impressive on defense collecting 22 caused turnovers, good for sixth in the SUNYAC.
• In goal, Jane Olszewski has compiled 37 saves and a .363 save percentage across nine appearances and four starts.

 
Researching The Red Dragons

• Cortland currently sits atop the SUNYAC standings with a record of 9-4 (6-0 SUNYAC).
• The Red Dragons have won seven straight following a 16-4 win over Brockport this past weekend.
• Leading the Red Dragons offense is Toni Cashman with 54 points on 46 goals and eight assists.
• Ashley Melillo has 27 ground balls while Amy Hoeffner leads the team and SUNYAC with 87 draw controls.

 
The History

• Oswego has a slight series lead against the Bengals with a 20-10 record.
• The Lakers took a 16-10 win last season.
• The Bengals are 18-9 against Potsdam following a 19-12 victory last season.
• Cortland has dominated the all-time series with Buffalo State with a 27-1 record.