FREDONIA, N.Y.—Sabrina MacAuley and Jenna Einink scored 26 points apiece to lead Fredonia to an 85-78 victory over visiting Buffalo State in a SUNYAC game tonight to earn a point in the "Battle by the Lake" rivalry competition.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Fredonia – 85, Buffalo State - 78
LOCATION:  Steele Hall Fieldhouse – Fredonia, N.Y.
RECORDS: Fredonia (16-7/11-5), Buffalo State (9-14/5-11)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) led Buffalo State with 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
• Clarisa Matias (Buffalo/Holy Angels) added 15 points and four assists.
• Keyonte Edwards (Buffalo/O'Hara) had 13 points and nine boards, and Jordan Yastremski (Bath/Bath-Haverling) chipped in 11 points and 12 rebounds.
• Buffalo State led by as many as five early and took a 27-25 lead to the end of the opening quarter.
• Fredonia claimed the lead just before halftime and led 43-42 at the intermission.
• The Bengals led briefly in the third quarter, but used an 8-0 run to create separation and never trailed again.
• Buffalo State continued to hang around, cutting the deficit to three on two separate occasions in the fourth quarter, but Fredonia held on for the win.
• Fredonia shot 47 percent from the field for the game, compared to 38 percent by the Bengals.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Einink added 11 rebounds, and MacAuley had eight boards.
• Alexis Cheatham added 10 points and five assists.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will host a pair of SUNYAC games to end the season against New Paltz and Oneonta next Friday and Saturday respectively.