BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse team earned a pivotal SUNYAC win with a thrilling 17-15 final against the Oneonta Red Dragons this afternoon on Coyer Field. The Bengals also celebrated Senior Day where they recognized Tala Abdellatif (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island), Lily Conroy (Sanborn, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield), Sarah Fineour (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East), Nevaeh Herd (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara Falls), and Anastacia Wells (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy).

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 17, Oneonta – 15
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 6-3 (2-1 SUNYAC), Oneonta: 3-7 (1-3 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) led the Bengals with eight goals and eight draw controls; Willick reached 100 draw controls for her career.
• Fineour, Emilee Josker (Hamburg, NY/Frontier), and Lauren Rinow (Lakeview, NY/Frontier) each had a pair of goals while Josker added seven draw controls of her own.
• Wells led the Bengals on defense with five ground balls and three caused turnovers.
• Brielle Lum (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield) earned her first career win in goal for the Bengals.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State got the scoring started early in the first with a pair of goals.
• After Oneonta got on the board, the Bengals went on to score five of the next seven goals overall to extend their to lead to 7-3.
• The Red Dragons fought back early in the second netting three consecutive goals.
• The Bengals responded with a trio of their own before each side would add one more before the half; Buffalo State carried an 11-7 lead halfway through.
• Coming out of the break, the two sides traded a pair of free position goals.
• The Bengals then went on to score four of five to keep the momentum going and carry a 15-9 lead into the final minutes of action.
• After an early goal from Josker in the fourth, the Red Dragons offense rallied for six unanswered goals to cut the Bengal lead to just two.
• Despite the late surge from the Red Dragons, Buffalo State was able to close out the final seconds to secure the win.
   

FOR THE FOES

• Lauren Mancini led the Red Dragons with four goals.
• Cassidy Moore picked up a pair of goals, a pair of assists, and four draw controls.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action on Wednesday as they travel to Geneseo for another SUNYAC matchup.