CORTLAND, N.Y.—A young Buffalo State squad opened its 2016 season with a pair of defeats today at the Cortland Red Dragon Classic, falling in straight sets to Coast Guard, before losing in four sets to Alfred University.
MATCH #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Coast Guard def. Buffalo St., 3-0 (25-20, 25-10, 25-13)
LOCATION: Cortland, N.Y. (Cortland Red Dragon Classic)
RECORDS: Coast Guard (1-0), Buffalo State (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Coast Guard edged the Bengals in the first set and then cruised to the straight-set win.
- Riley Chapman (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) had a team-high four kills for Buffalo State.
MATCH #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Alfred U. def. Buffalo St., 3-1 (26-24, 25-22, 18-25, 25-15)
LOCATION: Cortland, N.Y. (Cortland Red Dragon Classic)
RECORDS: Alfred U. (1-0), Buffalo State (0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State won its first set of the day in the third set to prolong the match, but the Saxons pulled away in the fourth and final set.
- Brandon finished with 33 assists and two aces.
- Allie Harford (Silver Creek/Silver Creek) and Lauren Hansen (Blue Point/Bayport Blue Point) led the attack with 10 and nine kills respectively.
- Kayla Higgins (N. Tonawanda/N. Tonawanda) finished with a team-best 19 digs.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will wrap up the Cortland Red Dragon Classic tomorrow against Nazareth and Utica at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. respectively.
CORTLAND, N.Y.—A young Buffalo State squad opened its 2016 season with a pair of defeats today at the Cortland Red Dragon Classic, falling in straight sets to Coast Guard, before losing in four sets to Alfred University.
