BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women’s lacrosse team fell short this afternoon in their battle with the Medaille Mavericks by a final score of 14-8 at the Medaille Sports Complex.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Medaille – 14, Buffalo State – 8
LOCATION: Medaille Sports Complex – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Medaille: 4-1 (0-0 Empire 8), Buffalo State: 1-1 (0-0 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Emilee Josker (Hamburg, NY/Frontier) led the Bengals with three goals in the effort.
- Sarah Fineour (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East) and Vanessa Willick (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) each picked up two goals.
- Lauren Rinow (Lakeview, NY/Frontier) picked up her first goal of the season while Fineour, Lindsay Wademan (Owego, NY/Owego Free Academy), and Erica Greene (Oswego, NY/Canterbury School) each tallied an assist.
- Beth Kulikowski (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) and Moira Penot (Clifton Heights, PA/Upper Darby) combined for seven saves in the effort.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Fineour found the back of the net for the first time this season to get the scoring started.
- Medaille would respond shortly after with three unanswered goals.
- Fineour would feed the ball to Josker to bring the Bengals within one.
- Shortly after with a man-up advantage, Josker found the net again to tie the game 3-3.
- After Medaille scored two unanswered goals at the end of the first quarter, they would hold the lead into the half as the score stood at 6-5.
- The Mavericks began to pull away in the third with three more unanswered goals.
- Buffalo State attempted to chip away, however, the Mavericks offense kept going and they were able to hold on for the win.
FOR THE FOES
- Kara Anderson scored six times for Medaille while Katelynn Deveans scored five.
- Tatiana Wright made six saves in the victory.
UP NEXT
The Bengals will return home for the first time this year as they host Keuka College on Wednesday at 4:00 pm.
