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Buffalo boys down Mound Westonka

By Luke Hanlon, SportsEngine, 05/25/22, 2:30PM CDT

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The Bison used a 15-goal second half to pull away from the White Hawks.

Junior attacker Ethan Nuss (3) tallied six goals and four assists for Buffalo, giving him a total of 46 assists this season, which is the most for any player in the state. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

Junior attacker Ethan Nuss (3) tallied six goals and four assists for Buffalo, giving him a total of 46 assists so far in this season, which is the most for any player in the state. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

You wouldn’t usually attribute slow starts to a team that scores 15.5 goals a game. But Buffalo head coach Chad Hayda said it’s something that has been common for his Bison this season. 

“We’ve had a problem coming out slow all year long, so that was nothing new, just kind of another annoyance for us,” he said. 

It was a problem again at Mound Westonka on Wednesday night, as the Bison battled the White Hawks on a slippery grass field. 

Kellen Baklund opened the scoring for the White Hawks (7-6, 2-1), and Brandon Knock added two goals early in the second quarter to put them up 3-0 after 15:22 of game time. It took 16:42 of game time for the Bison (13-0, 6-0) to finally get on the board, as Layne Kology cut into the deficit.

Layne Kology scored a game-high, seven goals in Buffalo's 19-7 win over Mound Westonka on Wednesday night. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

Layne Kology scored a game-high, seven goals in Buffalo's 19-7 win over Mound Westonka on Wednesday night. Kology is at the top of the state leader board with 68 goals in 13 games. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

First Report

After a slow start, Buffalo defeated Mound Westonka 19-7 on the road on Wednesday night to remain undefeated this season. 

The White Hawks (7-6, 2-1) had control of the game early, as Kellen Baklund scored on his team’s first shot of the game. Brandon Knock added two long-distance goals early in the second quarter to give the White Hawks a 3-0 lead. 

The Bison (13-0, 6-0) started their comeback 80 seconds later. Layne Kology and Mithcell Helmbrecht scored goals 15 seconds apart to quickly cut the deficit to a single goal. Ethan Nuss then scored the equalizer and provided the assist for Kology’s go-ahead goal with 1:32 left in the first half. That put Buffalo up 4-3, a lead it would take into halftime. 

After Kology finished off his hat trick early in the third quarter, the White Hawks fought back. Baklund scored two goals 54 seconds apart to complete his hat trick and tie the game 5-5. The Bison took back control quickly. They scored five goals in under three minutes to go ahead 10-5. Helmbrecht finished his hat trick and Nuss added his fourth goal to make it 12-5 heading into the fourth quarter. 

Kology, Nuss and Helmbrecht combined to score all 16 of Buffalo’s 19 goals, with Kology scoring seven and Nuss scoring six.

Mound Westonka's Kellen Baklund (44) searches for an open team mate around a Buffalo defender. Baklund led the Whitehawk's scoring with four goals. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

Mound Westonka's Kellen Baklund (44) searches for an open team mate around a Buffalo defender. Baklund led the Whitehawk's scoring with four goals. Photo by Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine

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