BUFFALO, N.Y.— Hannah Renaldo (N. Collins/N. Collins) pounded out 14 kills and Buffalo State jumped out to a quick start and cruised to a straight-sets victory over visiting Nazareth in a non-conference match in front of a raucous "Bengals Supporting Bengals" crowd tonight at the Sports Arena.  Maria DePeters earned her 100th career victory in just her fifth season as the Bengals' head coach.
 
MATCH BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State def. Nazareth, 3-0 (25-15, 25-21, 25-22)
LOCATION:  Buffalo State Sports Arena, Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (9-8), Nazareth (10-7)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State jumped out to a big lead in the first set and then carried the momentum to the sweep, avenging a straight sets loss to Nazareth on Sept. 18.
• Kayla Pyc (Grand Island/Grand Island) added nine kills for the Bengals to go with four blocks.
• Jennifer Cecchettini (Hamburg/Frontier) dished out 30 assists.
• Britt Hallett-Jonathan (Basom/Akron) added a team-high 11 digs.
• Buffalo State had a .216 attack percentage, compared to .052 by Nazareth, and had 10 blocks, compared to three by the Golden Flyers.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Cady Messmer led Nazareth with nine kills, while Maureen Thayer had 20 assists.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will enjoy and extended break before returning to SUNYAC play at Plattsburgh on Oct. 9.