All-Time Series & Streaks
The Bengals now even the all-time series at 1-1-0 after falling to the Bison in the second game of the season last year.

Three Stars of the Game
1 – Sophomore Erin Gehen (West Seneca, N.Y.) (BSU) –three goals; one assist; nine shots
2 – Senior Nikki Kirchberger (Buffalo, N.Y.) (BSU) – one goal; one assist; seven shots
3 – Freshman Olivia Knight (Walpole, Mass.) (Nichols) – one goal; three shots

Key Stat of the Game
The Bengals outshot the Bison 51-19 for the game and held a 40-23 margin on faceoffs.

Quick Hits
- Sophomore Christine Harris (Mountain Top, Pa.) got the scoring started just 2:37 into the first period when she was able to beat sophomore Lindsay O'Connell (Danvers, Mass.). Sophomore Brooke Krantz (Pendicton, B.C.) received credit for the assist.
- The Bengals extended their lead to 2-0 at 9:14 of the second period when sophomore Maddie Toczek (Pendleton, N.Y.) fed a pass into the slot to Kirchberger who fired a shot off the chest of O'Connell. Gehen was able to clean up the trash while falling to the ice and put the puck into the back of the net.
- Kirchberger added a goal of her own less than two minutes later and was assisted by Gehen and Toczek.
- The Bison potted their first goal at 15:06 of the second period when senior captain Samantha Mead (Hazen, N.D.) took a pass at the point from freshman Kelly Ferreira (North Falmouth, Mass.) and wristed a shot over the glove of sophomore Megan Sackett (Williamsville, N.Y.). Junior Samantha DiReda (Shrewsbury, Mass.) received the second helper on the play.
- Freshman Hannah Desjarlais (Cold Lake, Alberta) scored her first collegiate goal in the third period and Gehen added two short-handed goals in the third period to round out the scoring for the Bengals.
- Knight scored her first collegiate goal – and the second power play goal of the game for the Bison – at 13:04 of the third period. She was assisted on the play by senior captain Alexa Smith (Salem, N.H.) and sophomore Ariana Dembro (Saugus, Mass.).
- O'Connell took the loss after allowing five goals and stopping 41 shots through the first 52:21 before freshman Cassandra Goyette (Norton, Mass.) finished the rest of the game and allowed one goal while making four saves.
- Sackett made 17 saves in the win for the Bengals.

Next up
Nichols (0-1-0) – Saturday, Oct. 31 vs Endicott, 3:40 p.m.
Buffalo State (1-0-0) – Saturday, Oct. 31 vs Plymouth State, 12:40 p.m.