SALEM, Mass.—Erin Gehen (W. Seneca, NY/W. Seneca West) scored her team-leading eighth goal of the season with 2:32 remaining and Buffalo State slipped past host Salem State, 2-1, tonight in a non-conference contest.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 2, Salem State - 1
LOCATION: Rockett Arena – Salem, Mass.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-4-1), Salem State (2-7)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State shook off the rust tonight, playing its first game in 40 days since falling 3-2 at Trinity on Nov. 27.
• Freshman Natasha Steinle (Morrison, CO/CIHA) opened the scoring for the Bengals with her second of the year 1:17 into the second period.
• The Vikings evened the score early in the third stanza.
• Buffalo State applied consistent pressure, but could not break through, including failing to convert on a 5-on-3 power play until Gehen finally netted the game winner with an assist from Lila Toczek (Pendleton, NY/Starpoint) in the closing minutes.
• Buffalo State finished with a 28-15 advantage in shots, but was 0 for 6 on the power play.  The Vikings finished 1 for 4 with the extra attacker.
• Justine Silva (Baldwin Park, CA/Arroyo) finished with 14 saves.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Amanda Giles scored for Salem State.
• Sarah Plourde made 26 saves to keep the Vikings in the contest.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Gehen's goal gave her 59 points for her career through two-and-a-half seasons, moving her into a tie for third on Buffalo State's all-time scoring list with Kara Goodwin '15 (42g, 17a) and Janelle Schmitt '04 (33g, 26a).

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will face the Vikings again tomorrow at 2 p.m.