BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State netted two first-period goals and Justine Silva (Baldwin Park, CA/Arroyo) did the rest, stopping all 27 shots to backstop the host Bengals to a 2-0 victory over Oswego to complete the weekend sweep in an ECAC West game this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, Oswego – 0
LOCATION: Ice Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (15-4-0/9-3-0), Oswego (9-7-3/5-6-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Viivi Vaattovaara (Veikkola, Finland) opened the scoring for Buffalo State with her first goal of the season midway through the first period with assists from Brooke Krantz (Penticton, BC/Penticton) and Erin Gehen (West Seneca, NY/W. Seneca West).
Nikki Kirchberger (Buffalo, NY/W. Seneca West) gave the Bengals a two-goal lead with 48 seconds left in the first period with her ninth goal of the season with Megan Reukauf (Depew, NY/Lancaster) and Vaattovaara.
Buffalo State killed off all five Oswego power-play opportunities.
Oswego held a narrow 27-24 advantage in shots on goal.
FOR THE FOES
Tori Trovato finished with 22 saves in goal for the Lakers.
NOTEWORTHY
Silva tied a school record with her fourth shutout of the season.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will next host nationally-ranked Elmira next Friday at 4 p.m.
