BROCKPORT, N.Y.— Buffalo State outscored Brockport 27-9 from 3-point range and pulled away in the second half for a 68-54 road victory tonight in SUNYAC play.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 68, Brockport - 54
LOCATION: Jim & John Vlogianitis Gym - Brockport, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-5/2-2), Brockport (5-7/2-3)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Liv LeBaron (Corning/Corning East) led Buffalo State with 20 points, including four 3-pointers, to go with a game-high 14 rebounds, five assists and five steals.
• Tori Hackett (Canandaigua/Canandaigua Acad.) added a career-best 16 points on 8 of 12 shooting from the field.
• Katie Villarini (Hamburg/Hamburg) chipped in nine points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Lexi Emmi (Liverpool/Liverpool) was 3 for 4 from beyond the arc for nine points.
• The teams traded the lead for much of the first half before the Bengals took a 28-26 edge into the locker room at halftime. 
• Buffalo State never trailed the rest of the way, opening up a 13-point lead in the third quarter and never allowed the Golden Eagles to threaten in the final frame.
• Brockport was unable to keep up with the Bengals who held a 12-0 advantage in fast-break points and a 24-11 margin in points off turnovers.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Three players led Brockport with just eight points apiece, while nobody secured more than six rebounds.

 
NOTEWORTHY

• LeBaron passed Monique Hanks and Chrissy Milleville to move into seventh on Buffalo State's all-time scoring list with 1,117 points.  LeBaron, who transferred prior to her sophomore season, is just 30 points behind Amy Danner for sixth.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will host Plattsburgh on Friday at 5:30 p.m.