CANTON, N.Y.—Buffalo State dropped its opening match against St. John Fisher in three sets, but bounced back with a straight-sets win over Cazenovia to open the 2017 season today at the North Country Season Opener at St. Lawrence.
 
MATCH 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  St. John Fisher def. Buffalo State, 3-0 (27-25, 25-19, 25-22)
LOCATION: St. Lawrence University - Canton, N.Y.
RECORDS: St. John Fisher (1-0), Buffalo State (0-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State pushed the Cardinals deep into the opening set, but ultimately fell, 27-25, and then could not regroup, dropping its season-opening match in straight sets.
• Brooke Latour (Lakewood/Southwestern) and Lauren Hansen (Blue Point/Bayport Blue Point) paced the Bengals' offense with six kills apiece, while Latour added two aces, and Hansen had 10 digs.
• Alyssa Durski (Eden/Eden) finished with 16 assists, and Victoria Rigler (Amherst/Sweet Home) had a team-best 15 digs.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Anna Marcy led St. John Fisher with 13 kills, and Phoebe Kane had 16 assists.

 
MATCH 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State def. Cazenovia, 3-0 (25-12, 25-10, 25-7)
LOCATION: St. Lawrence University - Canton, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (1-1), Cazenovia (0-2)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bengals cruised to the victory in the late match behind 15 kills, two aces and nine digs from Hansen.
• Durski had 24 assists, and Brittney Valentine (Marietta/Marcellus) led the back row with 15 digs.

 
UP NEXT
The will wrap up the North Country Season Opener tomorrow with a single match against Houghton at 2 p.m.