MORRISVILLE, N.Y.—A pair of first-period goals paced Morrisville to a 2-1 victory to complete the two-game sweep over visiting Buffalo State today in a non-conference matchup.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Morrisville State – 2, Buffalo State – 1
LOCATION: Ice Plex – Morrisville, N.Y.
RECORDS: Morrisville State (2-0), Buffalo State (0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Morrisville opened the scoring just 38 seconds into the game and then doubled its lead with just over a minute left in the first period.
- Erin Gehen (W. Seneca, NY/W. Seneca West) scored the Bengals' first goal of the season midway through the second period with an assist from Jessica Carter (Scottsdale, AZ/Brightmont Academy), but that would complete the game's scoring.
- Justine Silva (El Monte, CA/Arroyo) finished with 23 saves as the Bengals were outshot 25-24.
FOR THE FOES
- Alexziz Giannamore and Mackenzie Lombardi scored for Morrisville.
- Karoline Arvik made 23 saves for the Mustangs.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will open NEWHL play next Friday at home against Potsdam.