BUFFALO, NY – Head Coach Blair Estarfaa earned his first career win as the Buffalo State women's basketball team took the win tonight with a 63-46 final against La Roche University at the Sports Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 63, La Roche – 46
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 1-1 (0-0 SUNYAC), La Roche: 1-1 (0-0 AMCC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Tashawni Cornfield (The Seneca Nation/Putnam Science Academy) led the Bengals on offense with 24 points in the win.
• Emma Cohen (Utica, NY/TR Proctor) tallied a career-high 16 points.
• Cohen and Chloe Hanson (Skaneateles, NY/Moravia) had six rebounds each.
• Cohen and Maddy Stearns (Clarence, NY/Clarence) each led the way with three assists.
• As a team, the Bengals were 14-16 from the free throw line.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bengals came out firing in the first quarter starting the night with a 7-0 run: capped-off by a jumper from Xaneya Thomas (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton).
• La Roche finally got their offense going, but the Bengals led 17-7 after the first.
• The Redhawks found some rhythm on offense with a pair of three pointers to tie things up 23-23.
• La Roche and Buffalo State went back-and-forth as the Redhawks had a narrow 31-30 lead at halftime.
• Buffalo State opened the second half with a quick 10-3 run as they regained the lead following a pair of free throws from Cohen.
• The Bengals finished the third quarter scoring the final seven points to lead 49-39 with ten minutes to play.
• Buffalo State cruised the final ten minutes outscoring La Roche 14-7 to get their first win of the year and earn Estarfaa the first win of his coaching career.

FOR THE FOES

• Jazmine Dunn led the way for the Redhawks with 13 points and nine rebounds.
• Makayla Abram had a game-high 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action this weekend as they host SUNY Poly and Elmira College in the annual Betty Abgott Tournament.