Buffalo State's men's and women's basketball teams will each take on Fredonia this evening as part of the inaugural "Battle by the Lake", a season long "all-sports" competition between the two schools.  The men will visit the Blue Devils for a 5:30 p.m. tip, and the women will play at 7:30 p.m.

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).

On the men's side, the Bengals are riding a three-game winning streak, including a pair of road SUNYAC games at Brockport and Geneseo this past weekend.  Buffalo State improved to 7-6 overall and 3-4 in the conference.  Fredonia is 1-10 overall and still in search of its first SUNYAC win at 0-7.

The Bengals' women are in third-place in the SUNYAC at 5-2 league play and are 8-6 overall.  Fredonia is 5-8 overall and 2-5 in the SUNYAC.
 
Buffalo State currently trails in the competition by a 9-1 margin, making tonight's points critical to get back in the competition as the winter matchups get going.  For a complete schedule of the "Battle by the Lake" matchups, CLICK HERE