Score: Buffalo State 17, Elmira College 7
Records: Buffalo State (2-1), Elmira (0-2)
Location: Buffalo, N.Y. -- Dobson Field

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Bengals of Buffalo State jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, as they defeated the Elmira College women's lacrosse team 17-7 in a non-conference matchup played on D'Youville College's Dobson Field on Saturday.

The Bengals never trailed, and scored twice inside the opening minute of play to set an early tone. Christina Krowel tallied 41 seconds into the game and again 18 seconds later, as part of a 3-0 run to start the first half.

Although down 5-1, the Soaring Eagles battled back to reduce the deficit to two goals. Rookies Rachael Goetz '20 and Kiana Melvin '20 netted goals at 14:08 and 13:01, respectively, to make it a 5-3 game.

After the Bengals scored four of the final five goals in the half to take a 9-4 lead at the break, the Soaring Eagles once again clawed their way back to come within two goals at the start of the second half. Juniors Kyra McDonald '18 and Sarah Hughson '18, and second-year attacker Hayley Baker '19 strung together three unanswered goals, the latter coming with exactly 23 minutes remaining in regulation.

That would be all of the goal scoring for Elmira on the afternoon, however, as the Bengals ended the game with eight straight goals to cruise to a lopsided victory.

Turning Point
The Purple and Gold roared out of the locker room with three consecutive goals in the first seven minutes of the second half to reduce a five-goal deficit to just two goals, 9-7. Similar to the start of the contest, the Bengals netted two tallies of their own in less than a minute, effectively ending any comeback chances for EC. Buffalo State needed a mere 16 seconds to score their 10th goal, and another 43 seconds for their 11th, both of which came after draw control victories from Cassie Saint-Vil.

Inside the Box Score

• Elmira was outshot, 30-to-24.
• The Bengals also held a wide margin in ground balls, 27-to-13.
• The Soaring Eagles won more draw controls, 13-to-11.
• Baker led Elmira with two goals and two assists for four points.
• Hughson and Kelsey Quail '17 each finished with one goal and one assist.
• Goetz, McDonald, and Melvin each scored one goal.
• Kelcey Crawford '18 picked up a game-high-tying five ground balls and paced EC with three caused turnovers.
• Buffalo State's Alanna Herne led all scorers with four goals, five assists, and nine points.
• Krowel also scored four goals for the Bengals.
• Lindsay Wargo '17 finished with 10 saves for the Soaring Eagles.
• Elyse Stark made three saves while playing the first half to earn the win.

News and Notes

• Elmira is now 0-2 on the season and 0-6 all-time against Buffalo State.
• Melvin scored her first collegiate goal in her season debut.
• Baker's four points are a season high.
• Baker has recorded at least one point in 11 consecutive games, dating back to her freshman season.
• Hughson recorded multiple points for the fourth time in her EC career and is on a five-game point streak, dating back to last season.
• Crawford's three turnovers tied her previous single-game career high.
• Goetz's tally was her team-leading fourth of the season.

Up Next
Elmira will host the Hawks of SUNY New Paltz in their 2017 home opener on Thursday, March 23, at 4:00 p.m. The non-conference contest will be played at nearby Corning Community College.