BUFFALO, N.Y. – Emma Ruggiero (Amherst, NY/Sacred Heart) scored twice and Madeline Kromer (Angola, NY/Lake Shore) tallied two assists to lead Buffalo State to a 3-0 non-conference victory over Canton, completing the two-game weekend sweep.
THE BASICS
TEAM RESULTS: Buffalo State – 3, Canton – 0
LOCATION: BSC Ice Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-6-0), Canton (4-4-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
Emily DeCock (Ramara, ON/Patrick Fogarty) opened the scoring just 5:55 into the game when she deflected the initial shot from Rachel Lenard (Orchard Park, NY/Nardin) past the goalie for her first goal of the season. Lenard and Kromer picked up assists on the play.
Canton controlled play to start the second period, but failed to cut into the deficit as goalie Bri Gawronski (Dunkirk, NY/Mt. Mercy) made 14 saves in the period. The Bengals’ defense successfully killed four power play chances for the Kangaroos in the frame.
Buffalo State doubled its lead late in the second frame as Erin Gehen (West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West) flipped a pass across net to a crashing Ruggiero who found the back of the net. Gehen and Kromer recorded assists.
The Bengals finished off its scoring as Ruggiero scored an empty net goal for her fourth of the season. Megan Reukauf (Depew, NY/Lancaster) picked up her first assist of the season on the play and Natasha Steinle (Morrison, CO/CIH Academy (ON)) added her sixth assist.
Gawronski finished with 32 saves in net for the Bengals
FOR THE FOES:
Brooke Susac recorded 25 saves in the loss.
UP NEXT:
Buffalo State will return to the ice on Friday, December 8 as it travels to Stevenson for a 7 p.m. non-conference contest.
