BUFFALO, N.Y.—Buffalo State earned its second-consecutive victory, stopping visiting University of Rochester in four sets to open the six-team Bengal Challenge this evening, to open the six-team Bengal Challenge in the intimate Houston Gym.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State def. U. of Rochester, 3-1 (31-29, 21-25, 25-19, 25-19)
LOCATION: Houston Gym – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (4-6), U. of Rochester (7-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The first set saw each team with chances to draw first blood, but the Bengals took a 1-0 lead with a 31-29 win.
- After Rochester bounced back to win the second set, 25-21, the Bengals closed out the match with back-to-back 25-19 wins.
- Alyssa Durski (Eden/Eden) droved the Bengals offense with 33 assists and also had 14 digs, two blocks and two aces.
- Lauren Hansen (Blue Point/Bayport Blue Point) had a team-best 14 kills to go with 15 digs, while Eimile O'Brien (Marietta/Marcellus) added 10 kills and six blocks.
- Brittney Valentine (Marietta/Marcellus) led the Bengals with 17 digs.
FOR THE FOES
- Alara Kocak led Rochester with 16 kills.
- Beth Ghyzel added 23 assists, and Courtney Vidovich tallied 22 digs.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will wrap up the Bengal Challenge tomorrow with a pair of matches against St. Lawrence and Case Western at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. respectively.
