BROCKPORT, N.Y.— Brockport jumped out to an early lead, as the Buffalo State volleyball team dropped Friday's SUNYAC matchup to the Golden Eagles in three sets.
MATCH 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Brockport 3, Buffalo State – 0
SET SCORES: 25-4, 25-16, 25-4
LOCATION: Jim and John Vlogianitis Gymnasium – Brockport, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (8-10, 3-5 SUNYAC), Brockport (13-6, 4-2)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Angelina Scichilone (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) led the team with seven digs, tying for the team lead with three kills.
- Samantha Coakley (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) also led the team with three kills.
- Riley Domin (Getzville, N.Y./Williamsville South) paced the Buffalo State offense with seven assists.
- McCartney Geartz (North Tonawanda, N.Y./North Tonawanda) recorded a team-leading two blocks.
- Brockport has won the last seven games between the two teams, improving its record against the Bengals to 50-10.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Brockport jumped out to a 6-0 lead, later going on 9-0 and 5-0 runs to take a 20-2 lead. They would close out the set with four consecutive points.
- The Bengals took a 7-4 lead in the second set, after a Coakley kill and a block by Coakley, Gertz, and Brielle Bagozzi (Syracuse, N.Y./Solvay).
- A 12-2 run gave Brockport a 16-9 lead in the second set. The Bengals scored three of four points to reduce the deficit to five.
- The Golden Eagles increased the lead to seven, then held serve for the 25-16 set victory.
- Brockport used that momentum in the third set, jumping out to a 9-1 lead. The Golden Eagles finished the match with an 11-1 run.
FOR THE FOES
- Meaghan Mastro led the Golden Eagles with 13 kills on 20 attempts.
- Shelby Budnick tallied 16 digs and three service aces.
- Kerri McHale paced the Brockport offense with 26 assists.
UP NEXT
The Bengals will finish the SUNYAC regular season with a trip to Geneseo Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m.
