GENESEO, NY – The Buffalo State women's volleyball team dropped a SUNYAC contest on the road against Geneseo in straight sets on Friday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Geneseo – 3, Buffalo State – 0
SET SCORES: 25-18, 25-14, 25-15
LOCATION: Schrader Gymnasium – Geneseo, NY
RECORDS: Geneseo (8-9, 4-1 SUNYAC), Buffalo State (12-9, 2-2 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Eden Harrison (Eldersburg, MD/Century), Ella Wittman (Cheektowaga, NY/Springville Griffith), and Samantha Coakley (Lockport, NY/Lockport) each tallied five kills to lead the Bengals.
- Adi Vergara (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico/Kingdom Christian) recorded her 14th game with double-digit digs this season, tallying 12 digs.
- Riley Domin (Getzville, NY/Williamsville South) had 11 assists for Buffalo State.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Knights jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the opening set, but the Bengals pulled to within two after a 12-7 run. Geneseo called a timeout, and immediately regrouped to win the next five points, then went on the earn the victory in the first set by a score of 25-18.
- Buffalo State led 7-3 early in the second set after kills from McCartney Geartz (N. Tonawanda, NY/N. Tonawanda) and Erin Mergler (Amherst, NY/Williamsville North). The Knights fought back to within two at 10-8, then went on a 10-0 run to turn a deficit into a commanding eight-point advantage. Buffalo State was only able to get within six after an ace by Harrison, before Geneseo closed out the set.
- A 6-0 run early in the third set gave Geneseo a 10-5 lead, before a three-point run that included kills by Coakley and Wittman made it 10-8. The Knights then won six of the next seven points, before eventually closing out the match by winning six of the final eight points.
FOR THE FOES
- Julia Wallace led Geneseo with eight kills, while Madison Popielski had seven kills and 15 digs.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action tomorrow, heading to Brockport to face the Golden Eagles at 1 pm.
