CORTLAND, N.Y.—Buffalo State breezed past Utica and earned a four-set win over Hartwick to win the two-day Cortland Red Dragon Classic undefeated today, starting the season 4-0 for the first time in more than a decade.
 
MATCH 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State def. Utica, 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-13)
LOCATION:  SUNY Cortland, Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (3-0), Utica (0-4)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Ashleen Speen (Vestal/Vestal) and Kayla Pyc (Grand Island/Grand Island) led the Bengals' offense with 10 kills apiece.
• Jennifer Cecchettini (Hamburg/Frontier) and Britt Hallett-Jonathan (Basom/Akron) shared time at setter, dishing out 16 and 14 assists respectively.
• Rachelle Kelchlin (W. Seneca/St. Mary's) registered a team-high 25 digs.

 
MATCH 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State def. Hartwick, 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 21-25, 25-15)
LOCATION:  SUNY Cortland, Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS:  Buffalo State (4-0), Hartwick (1-4)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hartwick won the third set to extend the match, but Buffalo State hit 33-percent in the fourth set to put the match away.
• Hannah Renaldo (N. Collins/N. Collins) had 14 kills and six blocks to lead the Bengals' front row.
• Speen added 10 kills, and Pyc had nine kills.
• Cecchettini had 25 assists and 15 digs, while Hallett-Jonathan had 24 assists and four aces.
• Delaney Laper (N. Tonawanda/N. Tonawanda) had a team-best 18 digs to go with five kills.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• Buffalo State was declared tournament champion based on fewer sets played than Fredonia (Buffalo St. 16, Fredonia 18).  It is Buffalo State's first-ever championship in its 21st appearance in the Cortland Red Dragon Classic.
• Renaldo was named to the All-Tournament Team.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will make the short trip down the Scajequada Parkway on Tuesday evening for a non-conference match at Medaille at 7 p.m.