Buffalo State Women’s Lacrosse topples Potsdam, 10-4

Recap, photo courtesy of Buffalo State

BUFFALO, N.Y.— Nina Schaefer (Lafayette/Lafayette) and Kendall Skuse (Churchville/Churchville-Chili) each finished with three goals as Buffalo State used a fast start to cruise to a 10-4 win over visiting Potsdam in today's SUNYAC contest.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 10, Potsdam – 4
LOCATION: Coyer Field – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-5, 2-0 SUNYAC), Potsdam (4-6, 1-2 SUNYAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Schaefer tallied five points by adding two assists, while Skuse finished with three points.
• Christina Krowel (Amseterdam/B.H.-B.L) added two goals late and finished with an assist.
• Jackie Dufresne (Lake View/Frontier) tallied a goal and two assists and Ally Ruggieri (Brockport/Brockport) also scored.
• Buffalo State opened the game with a pair of goals within the first two minutes of action to take an early 2-0 lead.
• The Bengals extended its lead when Skuse scored a hat-trick in a span of five minutes to push the lead to 5-0. Buffalo State tacked on a final goal by Dufresne to extend its lead to 6-0 at halftime.
• Potsdam responded in the opening minutes of the second half, with a goal on three shots to cut the lead to 6-1.
• Schaefer completed her hat-trick with back-to-back goals to push the lead back to 8-1 with 13:16 left in the contest.
• The Bears scored twice late in the second half, but couldn't complete the comeback as Krowel scored twice to give Buffalo State the win.
• The Bengals outshot Potsdam 20-13 and finished with an 11-5 advantage in draw controls.
• Elyse Stark (Lido Beach/Long Beach) finished with nine saves to preserve the win.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Rachael Huntley scored twice and Alli Stark added a goal to lead the Bears.
• Katie Longamore was credited with the loss in net, finishing with 10 saves in the contest.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will look to start 3-0 in SUNYAC play as it hosts Geneseo on Wednesday, April 11 at 4 p.m. on Coyer Field