BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State was unable to cash in on a nine-point lead in the second half, dropping a 62-53 decision against visiting Cortland today in a SUNYAC contest at the Sports Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Cortland – 62, Buffalo State - 53
LOCATION: Sports Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (4-4/4-0), Buffalo State (5-5/2-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Liv LeBaron (Corning/Corning East) and Jenna Faulkner (Lockport/Starpoint) led Buffalo State with 14 points apiece.  LeBaron also grabbed nine rebounds.
• Grace Licata (Williamsville/Williamsville South) chipped in 10 points, and Lay Knight (Brooklyn/Brooklyn Prep) pulled down a career-best 15 rebounds and had five steals.
• Buffalo State led 27-21 at halftime and pushed its advantage to nine on two occasions early in the third quarter.
• The Red Dragons chipped away and took their first lead since early in the first quarter at 42-41 to close out the third period.
• The Bengals led briefly in the fourth quarter, but Cortland used a 17-4 run down the stretch to pull away.
• Buffalo State shot just 27 percent for the game, including 7 of 37 (19 percent) from 3-point range.
• Cortland shot 36 percent and outscored the Bengals 19-6 at the free throw line.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Kristy Vitucci led Cortland with 18 points.  Shana Crespo added 12 points and 13 rebounds, and Justine Crespo had 11 points to go with 12 boards.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will take an extended break for the holidays before returning to action at home against Plattsburgh on Jan. 5.