BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State scored a pair of goals less than two minutes apart in the third period to register a key ECAC West victory over visiting Oswego, 3-1, today at the Ice Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Oswego – 1
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (14-4-0/8-3-0), Oswego (9-6-3/5-5-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Nikki Kirchberger (Buffalo, NY/W. Seneca West) had a goal and an assist, and Rachel Lenard (Orchard Park, NY/Nardin), and Christine Harris (Mountain Top, PA/Wyoming Seminary) also scored for Buffalo State, while Justine Silva (Baldwin Park, CA/Arroyo) finished with 27 saves in goal for the win.
Lenard, who transferred from Oswego between semesters, opened the scoring for Buffalo State just 4:34 into the game, deflecting a point shot from Viivi Vaattovaara (Veikkola, Finland) to the back of the net.
The Lakers controlled play in the second period and finally evened the score at 1-1 on their 23rd shot of the game with just over four minutes remaining in the middle frame.
Harris broke the tie with 6:38 remaining in the final stanza on a one-timer off of a nice feed by Bri Carroll (Peoria, AZ/Virtual Academy) from behind the net.
Kirchberger completed the scoring just 1:31 later with a quick shot inside the post for her eighth goals of the season.
Oswego finished with a 28-23 advantage in shots.
Buffalo State was 1 for 3 on the power play, while the Lakers were 0 for 4.
FOR THE FOES
Lydia Cosgrove scored her first goal of the season for Oswego, and Mariah Madrigal made 20 stops in goal.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will host the Lakers again tomorrow at 4 p.m.
