NEW PALTZ, N.Y.— New Paltz road a hot start to a 66-60 victory over visiting Buffalo State tonight, snapping the Bengals three-game winning streak.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: New Paltz – 66, Buffalo State – 60
LOCATION: Hawks Center – New Paltz, NY
RECORDS: New Paltz (12-3/7-1), Buffalo State (8-6/4-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Katie Villarini (Hamburg/Hamburg) paced Buffalo State with 17 points.
- Jenna Lee (Wallkill/Wallkill) added a career-best 16 points in just 18 minutes.
- New Paltz held the SUNYAC's leading scorer Liv LeBaron (Corning/Corning East) to just 10 points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
- New Paltz opened the game on a 11-0 run and Buffalo State was never able to pull even.
- The Hawks led 30-18 at halftime. The Bengals were able to chip away and close the deficit to 64-60 with 12 seconds remaining, but never got closer.
- The Bengals were 5 of 13 from 3-point range, and New Paltz was just 3 of 18.
FOR THE FOES
- Paige Niemeyer led the Hawks with 23 points, and Marissa Van Pelt had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will visit Oneonta tomorrow for a 2 p.m. tip.
