POTSDAM, NY – The Buffalo State women's basketball team fell short in an overtime thriller against Clarkson University tonight, 79-73, in a non-conference matchup at the Alumni Gymnasium.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Clarkson – 79, Buffalo State – 73
LOCATION: Alumni Gymnasium – Potsdam, NY
RECORDS: Clarkson: 2-2 (0-0 Liberty League), Buffalo State: 2-3 (0-0 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Xaneya Thomas (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) led the Bengals on offense with 16 points in the effort.
- Tashawni Cornfield (The Seneca Nation/Putnam Science Academy, CT) registered a double-double performance notching 11 points and 14 rebounds.
- Maddy Stearns (Clarence, NY/Clarence) and Emma Cohen (Utica, NY/TR Proctor) each had double-digit performances tallying 15 and 11 points, respectively.
- Buffalo State outrebounded Clarkson with a narrow 52-50 margin.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State dominated the opening quarter jumping out to a quick 7-0 start.
- Clarkson attempted top crawl back into the action, but the Bengals offense stayed aggressive and grew their lead to 11 by the end of the first quarter after a layup from Cornfield.
- The Golden Knights stormed back in the second quarter scoring 12 of the first 13 points following a pair of free throws from Cassidy Dumont.
- The Bengals offense held tough and went into halftime leading 30-29.
- Buffalo State pulled away again in the third, but Clarkson rallied late to only trail by two with one quarter of action left.
- After Stearns gave the Bengals the lead at the free throw line, Clarkson returned the favor and tied things up again at the free throw line with :22 seconds remaining.
- Once the Golden Knights took the lead early in overtime, they were able to hold off the Bengals in the final seconds.
FOR THE FOES
- Bella Doyle tallied a double-doubled with 22 points and 12 rebounds.
- Raelin Burns scored 20 points of her own along with seven rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next Saturday as they host Fredonia in their SUNYAC opener and "Battle By The Lake" matchup.
