BUFFALO, N.Y.-- Princella McCullough (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) scored 20 points as hauled in 19 rebounds and Buffalo State led wire-to-wire in an 85-51 rout over Cazenovia today in the opening round of the Betty Abgott Invitational at the Sports Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 85, Cazenovia - 51
LOCATION: Buffalo State Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (2-0), Cazenovia (0-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• McCullough was 9 of 14 from the field and added three blocks.
• Aaliyah Graham (Huntington/Elwood-John Glenn) added 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the floor.
• Lay Knight (Brooklyn/Brooklyn Prep) had seven points to go with 10 rebounds, and Caleh McLean (New Rochelle/New Rochelle) added nine points and four assists.
• The Bengals jumped out to a 26-10 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.
• Buffalo State dominated in the paint, outscoring the Wildcats 44-20 inside, while holding a 60-29 rebounding advantage.
• The Bengals also outscored Cazenovia 27-6 from 3-point range. 

FOR THE FOES

• Skylar Girard led Cazenovia with 17 points. 
• Sydney Smith scored 11, while Kelli Shapardson and Taylor Spranger had 10 points and seven rebounds apiece.

 
THE EARLY GAME

• Rachel Benedict had 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead Nazareth past Thiel in the first game.
• Thiel let 37-34 at halftime, but the Golden Flyers outscored the Tomcats 33-16 over the final 20 minutes.
• Sam Sorge added 20 points and nine rebounds, and Samantha Peebles chipped in 12 points and 11 boards for Nazareth.
• Jess Vormelker led Thiel with 18 points, and Erin DiFalco and Taylor Duchon scored 11 and 10 respectively.

 
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