Buffalo, N.Y. – The Buffalo State women's basketball team hosts Cortland tonight at the Sports Arena, looking to knock off the SUNYAC-leading Red Dragons and extend its winning streak to five games. Follow along with VIDEO or LIVE STATS.
 
Eyes on the Bengals
 
-The Bengals (13-8 overall, 10-5 SUNYAC) are coming off a 72-62 win over Fredonia this past weekend. With the victory, the Bengals clinched a playoff berth in the SUNYAC Tournament.
 
-Katie Villarini (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) finished with a game-high 33 points on 13-of-19 shooting from the field, adding five rebounds and five steals.
 
-Tashawni Cornfield (Gowanda, NY/Putham) dominated the box score with a 24-point, 13-rebound double-double, adding six steals.
 
-Katie Villarini leads the conference in scoring, averaging 23.4 points per game.
 
-Tashawni Cornfield leads the conference with 3.2 steals per game.
 
The Report on the Red Dragons
 
-Cortland enters the weekend with a 18-3 overall record and with a 14-1 SUNYAC conference record, coming off its first conference loss of the season to New Paltz on Saturday.
 
-Maggie Malone currently leads the Red Dragons with 10.4 points per game.
 
-The Red Dragons currently average 65.7 points per game and lead the conference in assists.
 
Notables
 
-Katie Villarini, playing in her 101th career game, surpassed 1,400 career points, becoming the third Bengal in program history to do so. She enters the week with 1,423 points, passing Staci McElroy '14 for third place in the all-time scoring list. Villarini has 491 season points and needs nine more to become the sixth member in program history to score 500 points in a season.