BUFFALO, N.Y.—Bluffton used a 17-5 run in the third quarter to pull away and claim a 68-53 victory over host Buffalo State to capture the title today in the Betty Abgott Invitational.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Bluffton – 68, Buffalo State - 53
LOCATION:  Sports Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Bluffton (2-0), Buffalo State (2-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) led Buffalo State with 15 points, 13 rebounds and four steals.
• Keyonte Edwards (Buffalo/O'Hara) and Clarissa Matias (Buffalo/Holy Angels) netted 12 points apiece for Buffalo State.
• The lead changed four times in the first half with Buffalo State's final advantage coming at 21-20 midway through the second quarter. 
• The Beavers took a 29-26 edge into the intermission, before taking control by outscoring Buffalo State 24-11 in the third period.
• Bluffton shot 42 percent (24 of 57) from the field, compared to just 26-percent (18 of 69) shooting by the Bengals. 

 
FOR THE FOES

• Macey Sheerer paced Bluffton with 18 points and 13 boards and was an efficient 8 of 13 from the field.
• Taylor Knight added 13 points, six assists and three steals, and Kaycee Rowe finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.

 
THE CONSOLATION GAME

• John Carroll (2-1) cruised past Thiel (0-4), 77-42, in the consolation game.
• Katlyn Spahar led the Blue Streaks, tying a tournament single-game record with 33 points, and set a new tourney mark with 55 points in the two games.
• Smoo Pryor added 11 points for John Carroll.
• Kayla Welty led Thiel with nine points.
• John Carroll took a 31-15 lead in the first quarter and never looked back.  The Blue Streaks limited Thiel to just six points in the fourth quarter.

 
ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

• MVP: Macey Sheerer (Bluffton)
• All-Tourney: Kaycee Rowe (Bluffton), Taylor Knight (Bluffton), Britt Perry (Buffalo St.), Keyonte Edwards (Buffalo St.), Katlyn Spahar (JCU)

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will next visit Houghton for a non-conference game on Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m.