CANTON, NY – The Buffalo State women's lacrosse team earned a 10-7 victory over SUNY Canton this afternoon at the SUNY Canton Turf.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 10, SUNY Canton – 7
LOCATION: SUNY Canton Turf – Canton, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 8-2 (2-0 SUNYAC), SUNY Canton: 5-5 (1-2 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Sage Running Rabbit (Siksika, AB/Strathmore) paced the Bengals offense with six points on three goals and three assists.
• Emilee Josker (Hamburg, NY/Frontier) and Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) each had three goals for Buffalo State.
• Josker also tallied five ground balls, three draw controls, and a caused turnover.
• Kira Grzechowiak (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West) was strong on defense with five caused turnovers to lead Buffalo State.
• In goal, Brielle Lum (Niagara Falls, NY/Niagara-Wheatfield) made nine saves to earn the win.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State got the scoring started early with five unanswered goals in the first.
• After the Roos got on the board, Running Rabbit scored to give the Bengals a 6-1 lead.
• Canton slowly clawed back into the action with back-to-back goals in the second. The Roos outscored the Bengals 4-2 in the quarter as Buffalo State led 8-5 at halftime.
• Coming out the break, both sides were stay strong on defense as each team only scored once in the third.
• It would be the same results in the fourth as Lum would make a trio of saves down the stretch to help the Bengals secure the win.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Maddy Caron had a goal and a pair of assists for Canton.
• Olivia Scott made ten saves in goal in the effort.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Wednesday as they will host Morrisville for another SUNYAC matchup.