Villa Julie took on the Buffalo State Bengals in this afternoon's non-conference tilt.  The two teams exchanged leads early in the first period but the Bengals came out with the win 15-13. 

In the first period, Buffalo went up 3-0 within the first five minutes of the game.  Villa's  Mandi Carr (Crownsville, MD/Old Mill), Jamie Jones (Glen Burnie, MD/Glen Burnie), and Cat Connelly (Fallston, MD/Fallston) each scored a goal within the next two minutes to tie the game 3-3.  The Bengals scored six more goals before the end of the half.  The Mustangs scored 2 more goals- one by Meghan Smith (Stevensvile , MD /Kent Island ) and the other off of a free position shot by Connelly.  At the half, the score was 9-5. 

The Bengals came into the second period with a vengeance.  They scored an immediate three goals to give them a seven-goal lead 12-5 at 20:25.  Lauren Zegowitz (Gaithersburg , MD /Damascus ) shut down the Bengals' scoring-run with a free-position shot at 19:38.  Buffalo scored again but that goal was answered with goals by Kristyna Hnizda (Manchester, MD/North Carroll) and Smith which made the score 13-8.  The Bengals grabbed another seven-goal lead, 15-8, by scoring two more goals with 9:45 left in the game. 

Villa's defense stepped up and did not let the Bengals get near the goal for the rest of the game.  With less then five minutes left in the game, Villa's Nikki Miller (Glen Burnie, MD/Northeast), Jones, Zegowitz, Ashley Cathcart (Reisterstown, MD/Franklin), and Connelly each scored goals to close the gap to two and make the final score Buffalo State, 15-13. 

The loss brings Villa's record to 4-7 overall and 1-4 in the CAC.  They return to the field to take on local rival, McDaniel, on Tuesday, April 3, at 4:00 pm.