Buff State game 1

Two weekends ago we played Buffalo State College. Buff State is one of our biggest rivals. Buffalo State and Oswego are our biggest rivals because we compete with them to get recruits. So to come out of the weekend with 4 points would've been huge.

In the first game, we ended up tying 2-2. However, we should have won 2-1. We started off on fire. In our league we are the underdog team, everyone underestimates us because of our past. Although we are still a growing and developing team, we can still bring a lot to the table. About four minutes into the game we started off with a 1-0 lead. One of our girls Nicole Ruddy, scored on a power play and got our team underway. We were told before the game that they were expecting to blow us out of the water and they were really cocky, so this first goal really came as a surprise to them, as well as us. About 20 seconds later, we scored another goal. This time Heather Crowley scored the goal, and Maggie Henty and myself assisted the goal. The goal came from a scramble in front of the net and and Heather didn't stop working until she got it in. This goal was very exciting especially because it was my first point of the season. I'm not very big on scoring, I never have been. I much rather assist and just help other people set up plays. Being in the spotlight isn't my thing. So I couldn't be more happier then when that goal went in.

We kept the lead throughout the rest of the first and the whole second period. However, within the first 20 seconds of the third period Buffalo State scored. The goal was during an even five on five play. After this they scored again after a minute. Scoring their second goal we were now at a tie, and knew we had to pick it up. After realizing that our team always lets down in the third period, we proceeded to pick it up and do our best. However, Buffalo State kept it up too. We out played them all game but just couldn't score the third goal we needed to keep the lead. After the twenty minute third period, we went into overtime. Overtime is always a nerve racking thing, because in overtime its sudden death. If someone scores, the game is over and they win. So of course the main objective is defense and not to let go of the puck. We successfully kept up our defensive for the full 5 minutes and came out with a tie. It would've been nice but it felt good not to lose to them. For tying the game, we received one point, rather than the two if we had won.