BUFFALO, N.Y.—
Kayla Wolinski (Lancaster/Lancaster) matched a season-high with 11 kills as Buffalo State pushed Cortland, but fell in straight sets to the visiting Red Dragons in the team's final home contest this afternoon.
MATCH BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland def. Buffalo State, 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-19)
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (22-7/6-1), Buffalo State (6-14/0-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wolinski paced the Bengals' offense, while Eimile O'Brien (Marietta/Marcellus) tallied nine kills and a game-high 19 digs.
- Alena McKelvey (Buffalo/City Honors) added six kills and four service aces.
- Brooke Federko (Jamestown/Jamestown) finished with a game-high 26 assists, while Darion Jonathan (Akron/Akron) chipped in 18 digs.
- Cortland raced out to an early 15-9 lead in the first set but could not maintain its momentum as Buffalo State tallied five-straight points to cut the deficit to 15-14.
- The Red Dragons tallied 10 of next 14 points to claim the first frame, 25-18.
- The Bengals rattled off eight of the first nine points to start the second set to take an early lead.
- Cortland slowly chipped away at the lead and used a service error from Buffalo State to reclaim an 18-17 edge.
- The Bengals used a kill from McKelvey, a couple of points later, to take a 21-20 lead late in the second frame.
- The Red Dragons closed the set by scoring five-consecutive points to win the set, 25-21.
- Cortland again used a substantial run this time in the third set (11-2 run) to gain a 13-7 advantage.
- Buffalo State responded with a run of its own to reclaim an 18-17 lead later in the frame but failed to maintain the momentum as the Red Dragons capitalized by scoring eight of the next nine points to compete the three-sets sweep, 25-19.
- Cortland finished with a 10-3 advantage in blocks to overcome a 65-62 edge in digs by the Bengals.
FOR THE FOES
- Hannah Southcott registered a double-double with 10 kills and 12 digs, while Carly Haegele added a team-high 18 digs.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State closes out its SUNYAC regular season as it travels to the North Country for a pair of contest next weekend. The Bengals clash with Plattsburgh on Friday at 6 p.m., before closing ou the weekend against Potsdam on Saturday at 1 p.m.