BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo State led 36-34 at halftime, but Cortland caught fire in the second, shooting 61.3 percent from the field to knock off the Bengals, 85-65 in a SUNYAC contest this evening at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 65, Cortland - 85
LOCATION: Buffalo State Sports Arena
- Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-17/3-13), Cortland (11-11/10-5)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Princella McCullough (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) recorded her ninth double-double of the season as she finished the game with a team-high 15 points and 12 rebounds.
- Mariah Rosario (Flushing/Robert F. Kennedy) chipped in 12 points and added four boards.
- Shayasha Spencer (Geneva/Geneva) and Grace Licata (Williamsville/Williamsville South) each added nine points.
- Buffalo State found themselves down 7-0 a little over a minute into the game, but battled back to take a 22-21 lead at the end of the first quarter.
- The second was another back and forth affair, with the Bengals holding onto a 36-34 lead at the half.
- Cortland flipped the script in the third, outscoring Buffalo State, 28-13 to take a 62-49 lead into the fourth.
- The Red Dragons continued their hot shooting in the final quarter to close out the 85-65 victory.
FOR THE FOES
- Cassidy Chapko finished with a Cortland record 43 points on 15-of-22 shooting, including a school record 9-of-14 from long range. She also added five rebounds and two assists. The Red Dragon scoring record that she broke tonight was 23 years old.
- Alyssa Crosby recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State takes on Oswego tomorrow for its Senior Day, beginning at 4 p.m. at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
