The Yellowjackets turnt up the pressure early on the Buffalo State Bengals Saturday night, scoring five goals in the first half en route to a 6-0 victory at Coyer Field.
UR scored its first goal 3:40 into the contest when sophomore Sydney Holmes (#3) poked one by Buffalo State goalie Addy Williams (#1). This would be the first of Holmes’s two goals that night.
Just over five minutes later, senior Natalie Kocsis (#26) scored the game’s second goal and her first of the season.
Next, in the 18th minute, Kocsis found senior Claire Grover (#17) on the right side for the UR’s third goal.
Senior Jordyn Kowalkowski (#13) scored twice in the remaining minutes of the first half. First, she converted a 27th minute penalty kick. Next, she scored from deep in the 44th, extending the score to 5-0. It would stay that way going into half time.
Holmes delivered the coup de grâce in the 54th minute while UR’s goalie trio of sophomore Kennedy Stark (#0), senior Grace Kuropatkin (#00), and first-year Marla Radikas (#1) kept the Bengals scoreless throughout the game.
Overall, the Yellowjackets outshot the Bengals 22-5, with 17 shots on goal for UR and only three for Buffalo State.
UR’s dominant performance was good enough to warrant a #8 ranking. They will play an away game at St. John Fisher University next Tuesday, Sept. 17.
