BUFFALO, N.Y.— Geneseo outscored the Bengals 26-8 in the third quarter to erase a halftime deficit en route to a 68-53 win over host Buffalo State tonight, snapping the Bengals four-game winning streak.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Geneseo – 68, Buffalo State - 53
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Geneseo (16-3/9-3), Buffalo State (12-7/8-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Liv LeBaron (Corning/Corning East) led the Bengals with 13 points to go along with six rebounds.
- Jenna Lee (Wallkill/Wallkill) chipped in 11 points and four rebounds, while Katie Villarini (Hamburg/Hamburg) added 10 points and a team-high six assists.
- Tori Hackett (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) tallied eight points and a team-high 12 rebounds.
- Buffalo State sprinted out of the gates for the second-consecutive game, tallying 11-unanswered points in the first three minutes of action.
- Geneseo responded to trim the deficit to 14-10 at the first intermission.
- The Bengals outscored the visiting Knights 18-13 in the second frame and used a late 3-pointer by Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhach Colony) to take a 32-23 halftime lead.
- The Knights used a 26-8 run throughout the third quarter to overcome the halftime deficit and give themselves a 49-40 lead at the final intermission.
- Buffalo State trimmed the lead to under five points on multiple occasions in the fourth frame but failed to complete the comeback as Geneseo escaped with the win.
- The Bengals shot 32 percent from the floor and forced 15 Geneseo turnovers.
- Geneseo finished 45 percent from the field and outrebounded Buffalo State 40-35.
FOR THE FOES
- Lindsay Halpin paced the Knights with a game-high 14 points on 5 of 10 shooting from the floor.
- Lauren Romito chipped in 12 points and four rebounds, while Sara Ciotti added 12 points.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State travels to Potsdam for a SUNYAC contest on Friday at 5:30 p.m.
