Buffalo State's women's and men's soccer teams will each take on Fredonia tomorrow as part of the inaugural "Battle by the Lake", a season long "all-sports" competition between the two schools.  The women will host the Blue Devils at 1 p.m. and the men will play in Fredonia, also at 1 p.m.
 
Buffalo State's women are 4-4-2 overall and 1-1 in SUNYAC play, riding high after an 8-0 victory at Alfred State on Thursday night.  Fredonia is 3-5 overall and is also 1-1 in league action.  The Bengals defeated Fredonia 2-1 last season.
 
On the men's side, Buffalo State is 2-7 overall, but 0-2 in the SUNYAC, and Fredonia is 7-1-1 overall and 1-0-1 in league play.  The Blue Devils doubled up the Bengals 4-2 in Buffalo last year. 
 
For the "Battle by the Lake", each sport in which the two schools compete is worth two points annually. In sports which meet once per regular season, each game is worth two points and ties are worth one point.  In sports that play twice during the regular season (softball, men's hockey and men's and women's basketball), each game will be worth one point, and ties will be worth a ½ point.  In the sports of cross country, swimming & diving, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field, the team that finishes higher at the SUNYAC Championship meet will earn two points for its school.  The school with the most points at the end of the season will earn the Lake Erie Cup and keep the cup on its campus for the following year.  (non-conference and postseason matchups will not count toward the Lake Erie Cup competition).
 
For a complete schedule of the "Battle by the Lake" matchups, CLICK HERE