CORTLAND, N.Y.—After dropping a five-set decision against Nazareth this morning, Buffalo State earned its first victory of the season in straight-sets over Utica this afternoon at the Cortland Red Dragon Classic.
 
MATCH #1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Nazareth def. Buffalo State, 3-2 (22-25, 25-20, 23-25, 25-9, 15-4)
LOCATION: Cortland, N.Y. (Cortland Red Dragon Classic)
RECORDS: Nazareth (3-0), Buffalo State (0-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State put Nazareth on the ropes in the early match, winning two of the first three sets, but the Golden Flyers responded by limiting the Bengals to just 13 combined points in the final two sets.
• Lauren Hansen (Blue Point/Bayport Blue Point) led Buffalo State with 13 kills and had two blocks, while Riley Chapman (Orchard Park/Orchard Park) added nine kills.
• Meg Brandon (Flint, MI/Grand Blanc) finished with 19 assists, five aces and 12 digs.
• Kayla Higgins (N. Tonawanda/N. Tonawanda) chipped in 22 digs.

 
MATCH #2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State def. Utica, 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-13)
LOCATION: Cortland, N.Y. (Cortland Red Dragon Classic)
RECORDS: Buffalo State (1-3), Utica (0-4)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State used 13 aces to help sweep Utica in the late match for its first win of the season.
• Hansen led the attack again with 10 kills to go with three aces.
• Chapman added seven aces and 21 digs.

 
UP NEXT                                                                                               
Buffalo State will open its home schedule on Tuesday at 7 p.m. against D'Youville.