"I thought we showed good poise down the stretch today," said Canisius head coach Scott Teeter. "We responded well from a bad first 20 minutes to earn this victory. It is nice to see your team get 43 shots off but we need to work on quality and not quantity. I thought their goalie played really well today and did a good job of keeping them in the game. We are slowly moving in the right direction."

Junior Ashley Curtis led the Griffs with five goals on the afternoon, while Carly Quinn added four points on three goals and an assist. Sophomore Megan Oosting netted two goals, while senior Brett Poissant and sophomores Rachel Brand and Theresa Walton rounded out the scoring with a goal each.

Junior Allison Daley stopped eight shots in goal. Senior Marissa Brown posted a game-high three caused turnovers with classmate Alison Rusak collecting a team-best five ground balls in addition to two caused turnovers.

The Griffs started the contest strong, netting the first two goals of the game and keeping the Bearcats off the scoreboard for more than 16 minutes. Poissant opened the scoring off a feed from sophomore Kristy Wilensky 2:27 into the game and Curtis tallied an unassisted goal four minutes later.

Binghamton (0-3) answered back and used a 4-2 run to knot the game. Curtis once again gave the Griffs the advantage, scoring her third goal of the half with 1:34 remaining. However, Binghamton sent the game tied into intermission when Lis Zuern tallied a free-position goal with 38 ticks left in the period.

The teams traded two goals to start the second stanza to keep the game deadlocked. With 15:10 remaining in regulation, Brand scored a free-position goal to give the Griffs the lead for good. Quinn and Curtis then netted goals 45 seconds apart and after Binghamton scored once, Quinn added two more goals to stretch the Canisius lead to a game-high four tallies, 12-8.

Binghamton attempted a rally and scored three goals in a 2:55 span to pull within one, 12-11, with 1:28 remaining in the contest. However, Poissant won the ensuing draw control and the Griffs held position until Oosting sealed the victory with her second goal of the game with two seconds remaining.

The Griffs held a convincing advantage in shots, 43-22, but Binghamton's Lauren Scott stopped 21 shots in goal. Canisius also had a 16-10 edge in draw controls, including a 12-3 advantage during the second half.

Beth Moore led the Bearcats with five goals on the afternoon.

Canisius returns to action on Sunday with a road game at Albany. First draw is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Game Notes: Canisius holds a 6-1 advantage over Binghamton in the all-time series and has won five-straight games ... The home team has won six of the seven contests in the series ... Curtis, who netted a school-record eight goals on Saturday, has scored 13 goals in her last two games ... Before Saturday, she hadn't scored more than four goals in a single-game during her career ... Curtis scored only one goal in the first three games of the season ... Oosting and Walton both set career highs in draw controls, collecting five and four, respectively ... Quinn now has eight goals through five games this season, already surpassing her freshman season total of seven in 18 games.