BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Oswego State women's ice hockey team dropped a 4-1 contest at Buffalo State on Friday evening. With the loss, the Lakers fall to 8-9-1 overall and 4-5-0 in the NEWHL while the Bengals move to 10-8-2, 6-4-1.

In the opening period, Oswego lit the lamp first just 3:18 into the contest. A roughing penalty on the Bengals preceded the Laker goal by 22 seconds, with Kate Randazzo notching the power-play goal from Julieann White and Andrea Noss. It was Randazzo's third goal of the campaign.

With a little more than five minutes left in the first, Buffalo State evened the game and it stayed that way through to the intermission. The Bengals pulled away in the second with a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes. In the third, Buffalo State added an insurance goal at 2:21 to arrive at the final score of 4-1.

Mariah Madrigal made 24 saves in net despite taking the loss. The Laker penalty-kill unit was perfect, stopping the Bengals on three chances. Oswego also owned the advantage on the faceoff, winning 28-of-42 in the circle.

Oswego and Buffalo State will meet up again on Saturday, with puck drop set for 2 p.m.