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Olivia Visco moves the puck up ice against Buffalo State on 2/21/25.
Ashley Stone
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Buffalo St. BUF 6-16-2, 2-13-2
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SUNY Potsdam POT 5-13-4, 1-12-4
Buffalo St. BUF
6-16-2, 2-13-2
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Final
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SUNY Potsdam POT
5-13-4, 1-12-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 OT 1 OT 2 F
Buffalo St. BUF 0 1 2 0 0 3
SUNY Potsdam POT 0 3 0 0 0 3

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Bengals rally to tie Potsdam on Bear Pride Night

POTSDAM, N.Y.—They SUNY Potsdam women's hockey team (5-13-4, 1-12-4) scored three goals in a two-minute span, but Buffalo State (6-16-2, 2-13-2) rallied to forge a 3-3 tie on Bear Pride Night.
 
HOW IT HAPPPENED
  • Buffalo State outshot Potsdam 14-12 in the first period. The Bears were 0-for-2 on the power play and the Bengals went 0-for-1 in the scoreless 20 minutes.
  • Buffalo State took a 1-0 lead at 4:40 of the second period. Senior forward Carys Ursell (Calgary, Alberta/Calgary Fire) scored on a shot from the right point that beat a screened Bears freshman goalie Maddy Ferguson (Medicine Hat, Alberta/South Alberta Hockey Academy).
  • Potsdam answered with three goals in a 2:10 span.
  • Sophomore forward Jalynn Castro (Dexter, N.Y./Syracuse Valley Eagles) tied the game at 12:12 with an assist from junior forward Rebecca Cain (Skaneateles, N.Y./Syracuse Valley Eagles).
  • Just 1:02 later, freshman forward Olivia Visco (West Seneca, N.Y./Nichols School) gave the Bears the lead with her first collegiate goal. Graduate student forward Kaylee Merrill (Wasilla, Alaska/Anchorage North Stars) had the assist for the 91st point of her career.
  • At 14:22, Castro struck again with assists from junior forward Rachelle Cain (Skaneateles, N.Y./Syracuse Valley Eagles) and freshman defenseman Ryanne Rathburn (North Syracuse, N.Y./Hoosac School). It was Rathburn's first career point.
  • Sophomore forward Liz Flores (Colleyville, Texas/Dallas Stars Elite) finished a long pass from Ursell at the left post to make it 3-2 at 5:24 of the third period. Freshman forward Mikala Gould (Redwood, Calif./Anaheim Lady Ducks) started the play with a long pass to Ursell.
  • Ursell picked off a Bears clearing attempt at 15:55 of the third and wristed it into the top of the net to tie the score at 3-3.
  • In overtime, the Bengals outshot the Bears 4-3 with both Ferguson and Buffalo State senior goalie Jessica Auge (Laingsburg, Mich./Honeybaked Detroit) making big stops to preserve the draw.
  • The Bears won the exhibition shootout 1-0.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • Potsdam outshot the Bengals 32-30.
  • The Bears finished 0-for-4 on the power play and Buffalo State went 0-for-2.
  • Ferguson finished with 27 saves.
  • Auge made 29 stops.
  • Today's game was the 102nd of Merrill's career, tying the program record held by Kaylen Van Wagner '17, Rachel Grefke '16 and Jenn Crawford '14.
 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The teams finished up the season with a final meeting in Maxcy Hall Ice Arena at 3 p.m. The Bears will honor their seniors after the contest.
 
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