Buffalo, NY – The SUNYAC leader in points, Lucy Beal, scored her first goal of the season on the power play, but two goals in the first two periods, plus a late empty netter gave the Buffalo State Bengals a 3-1 home win over the SUNY Canton Kangaroos in women's hockey action in western New York Friday night.   

THE BASICS

• Result: Buffalo State 3, SUNY Canton 1
• Location:  Buffalo State Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY  
• Records: SUNY Canton (5-2-0, 1-2-0 SUNYAC) | Buffalo State (4-3-0, 1-2-0 SUNYAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Four minutes into the first period, the Bengals drew a penalty and took four shots, three of which were on net, but Abby Seaman and the Roos kept the game scoreless.
• Late into the first half, SUNY Canton faced a barrage on shots from Buffalo State, and eventually this led to the game's first goal. The Bengals got a 2v2 going after clearing the zone, and Vanessa Willick took a shot just inside the blue line than was perfectly placed into the top left for a 1-0 Buffalo State lead.
• The first period ended with the Roos behind 15-5 in shots on goal in addition to the score at 1-0.
• In the second period, the Roos drew a few penalties on the Bengals and got two shots on goal by Isabella Paswaters and Lilah Cudney during a 4v4 segment.
• Even with the Roos outshooting the Bengals 4-1 in the first 10 minutes of the period, the hosts found Willick up the ice while clearing the zone. Willick showed off her puck handling skill and moved cross-ice for a very impressive goal as Buffalo's State doubled their lead.  
• Each team killed off one more penalty in the remainder of the second period, leaving the game at 2-0. Shots on goal were nearly even in the middle 20 with Buffalo State at 11 and SUNY Canton at 10.
• With just a little less than 10 minutes left in the third, the Roos drew a tripping penalty on the Bengals and 30 seconds in, Kylah Small won a draw in the attacking zone and played it back out to point to Beal. Beal sent it to Anna Pavlasova, who passed back to Beal and she took a slap shot up near the blue line for the score and a 2-1 game.
• Still playing from behind, the Roos drew another Buffalo State penalty with 2:56 left to play. About a minute into the power play, Seaman headed to the bench and the Roos were playing in a 6v4. However, only a few seconds after the goalie pull, Buffalo State won the puck behind their net and Sequoia Recollet-Nebenionquit flinged it down the ice for the empty net goal, and moments later, the buzzer sounded with the Bengals taking the 3-1 victory.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Beal, who leads the SUNYAC in points and assists, tallied her first goal of the year, with Pavlasova and Small earning the helpers.
• Willick posted two goals for the Bengals while also leading the team with five shots. Recollet-Nebenionquit had an empty net light lamper as Buffalo State's third goal.
• Seaman allowed two goals on 28 shots faced for the Roos. Alexa Todd for the Bengals looked very strong with 22 saves and only one goal allowed.
• Despite getting outshot significantly in the first period, SUNY Canton nearly matched Buffalo State at the end of the game with shots on goal at 29-23 in favor of the Bengals. The Roos were 1-for-4 on power plays while Buffalo State could not convert on any of their three chances on the man-advantage.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Roos be back in action on the road tomorrow, November 22 at 4 p.m. against the William Smith Herons.
   

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