Novo
Senior Stephanie Novo drove in four of the Bengals' runs
5
Winner Buffalo State BUF 21-19
2
SUNY Geneseo GENESEO 25-17
Winner
Buffalo State BUF
21-19
5
Final
2
SUNY Geneseo GENESEO
25-17
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Buffalo State BUF 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 7 0
SUNY Geneseo GENESEO 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 2

W: Haley, Lexi (17-10) L: Mikayla Moore (11-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball drops Geneseo, advances to SUNYAC title round

CORTLAND, N.Y.—Senior Stephanie Novo (Cheektowaga/Depew) drove in four runs and Buffalo State won its third-straight elimination game, defeating No. 3 Geneseo, 5-3, to advance to the title round of the SUNYAC Championship today at Cortland.  Buffalo State defeated Plattsburgh, 6-3, earlier in the day.
 
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 5, Geneseo - 2
LOCATION:  Dragon Field - Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (21-19), Geneseo (25-17)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Novo finished 2 for 4 with a double and four RBIs.
  • Lexi Haley (Rochester/Aquinas) won her second game of the day to improve to 17-10, allowing just five hits and striking out three.
  • Sarah Gorski (Cheektowaga/Depew) was 2 for 3 with two runs scored as the Bengals made the most of just seven hits.
  • Buffalo State scored twice in the fifth and then pushed the lead to 5-0 in the sixth on a three-run double by Novo.
  • Geneseo's runs came on a two-run homer in the sixth.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Emily Martin led Geneseo, going 2 for 3 with the two-run home run.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will play for the championship tomorrow against unbeaten top-seeded host Cortland starting at 11 a.m.  In order to win their first SUNYAC Championship since 2009, the Bengals will need to beat Cortland twice.
 
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