Villarini
Katie Villarini netted a career-best 24 points in the loss
78
Winner Fredonia FREDWBSK 8-11/6-6 SUNYAC
67
Buffalo State BUFW 8-10/5-7 SUNYAC
Winner
Fredonia FREDWBSK
8-11/6-6 SUNYAC
78
Final
67
Buffalo State BUFW
8-10/5-7 SUNYAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Fredonia FREDWBSK 19 14 13 32 78
Buffalo State BUFW 9 20 25 13 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Fredonia surges past Women’s Basketball, 78-67

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Fredonia used a 23-0 run in less than six minutes in the fourth quarter to erase a 13-point deficit and earn a critical 78-67 victory in a SUNYAC battle today at the Sports Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Fredonia – 78, Buffalo State - 67
LOCATION: Sports Arena - Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Fredonia (8-11/6-6), Buffalo State (8-10/5-7)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Freshman Katie Villarini (Hamburg/Hamburg) paced Buffalo State with a career-high 24 points, including four 3-pointers.
  • Caleh McLean (New Rochelle/New Rochelle) added 15 points and three steals.
  • Fredonia was the early aggressor, jumping out to a 19-9 lead in the first quarter and led by as many as 11 in the second frame.
  • Buffalo State rallied and outscored the Blue Devils 45-27 over the next two quarter and pushed its advantage to 13 at 65-52 with seven minutes remaining.
  • Fredonia regrouped from there, outscoring the Bengals 26-2 for the remainder of the game.  During the 23-0 run, Buffalo State was 0 for 10 from the field while committing five fouls and four turnovers.
  • The Blue Devils overcame 19 turnovers that led to 24 Buffalo State points.
  • Fredonia outscored Buffalo State 24-8 at the free-throw line, while the Bengals had a 24-16 advantage from beyond the arc.  The Blue Devils also had a 45-35 rebounding edge.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Emily Lasher led four Fredonia players in double figures with 21 points.
  • Jacque Law added 20 points, putting her over 1,000 for her career, and grabbed nine rebounds.
  • Ann Chiaccha added 14 points and eight boards, and Jenna Einink netted 12 points to go with 10 rebounds.
 
NOTEWORTHY
  • With the victory, Fredonia earns a point in the season-long, all sports "Battle by the Lake" competition between the two schools and also edges ahead of the Bengals in the race for the SUNYAC playoffs.
  • Buffalo State is outscoring its opposition in each of the first three quarters this season with a plus-37 advantage, but has a minus-41 scoring differential in the fourth quarter.
 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will host Geneseo on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
 
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