Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 BUFFALO, NY— Buffalo State (16-12) and Penn State Behrend (19-11) each scored a pair of 3-2 wins in non-conference action this afternoon at Bengal Field.

In the first game, Buffalo State took a two-run lead in the second when Shelly Maggard (Niagara Falls/Niagara Wheatfield) homered to left field.  Penn State Behrend tied the game in the third and added the game-winning run in the fourth. Maggard finished 2 for 2 with a homer and two RBIs.  Brieanna Brink (Buffalo/Sacred Heart) was 1 for 2 with a run scored and Marcella Ossa (Williamsville/Clarence) finished 2 for 3.  Aleesha Williams (Cheektowaga/Pioneer) took the loss on the mound,  allowing three runs on 10 hits.

Both teams scored single runs in the first and third innings, in the nightcap.  The Bengals plated the winning run in the fourth when Kara Stein (Amherst/Amherst) scored off a Taylor Swiatek (East Aurora/Orchard Park) double to left center.  Swiatek was 2 for 2, including a double and an RBI. Ossa went 2 for 3 and also finished with a double and an RBI.  Stein and Kyrstin Lekki (N. Tonawanda/Niagara Wheatfield) were both 1 for 3 for Buffalo State.  Maddie Coneys (Clifton Park/Catholic Central) picked up her 10th win of the season, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out five.

Buffalo State will host Fredonia in a SUNYAC doubleheader Saturday at noon.