FREDONIA, N.Y. -- A spirited effort by Fredonia State women's lacrosse fell short Wednesday evening as Buffalo State stormed back with a dominant second half to claim a 15-9 victory. 

Fredonia State to start the game came out firing, scoring the game's first two goals within seconds of each other. Kiera Young opened the scoring with a free-position goal  in the first quarter, followed quickly by Noelle Mendez converting a feed from Sydney Buchko. After Buffalo State's Lauren Rinow answered, Young struck again to put Fredonia up 3-1. Though Rinow added another for Buffalo State before the quarter ended. 

The Devils extended their lead in the second quarter with goals from Jenna Slamka assisted by Buchko then with Mieley Baran, and Mendez, making it 6-3. Even as Buffalo State fought back, another tally by Slamka in the final minute gave Fredonia a 7-4 halftime advantage. 

The second half belonged to Buffalo State which was led by senior attacker Vanessa Willick, who scored six goals and tallied two assists in the game. The Bengals overwhelmed Fredonia State with an 11-2 run over the final 30 minutes. Willick added 10 draw controls for the Bengals and picked up three ground balls as well. Buffalo State out shot Fredonia State 26-8 in the second half alone.

Lauren Rinow and Kira Grzechowiak added four goals each for Buffalo as well. Fredonia State's offense was paced by Buchko, who recorded a team-high four points (1 goal, 3 assists), while both Mendez, Baran, Young and Slamka notched two goals apiece.

In goal Ashleigh Manns made five saves through three quarters while Jessica Kowalski added three saves in the final frame. For Buffalo State goalie Brielle Lum went the distance, registering eight saves. 

Fredonia State drops to 7-6 overall and 2-3 in the SUNYAC. They will look to rebound when they play host to the Potsdam Bears this Saturday for Senior night with game scheduled to start at 11:00 AM.