Ella Wittman
0
Buffalo St. BuffSt 16-12,5-4 SUNYAC
3
Winner SUNY Brockport Brock 16-12,6-3 SUNYAC
Buffalo St. BuffSt
16-12,5-4 SUNYAC
0
Final
3
SUNY Brockport Brock
16-12,6-3 SUNYAC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Buffalo St. BuffSt 15 19 18 (0)
SUNY Brockport Brock 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Falls in SUNYAC First Round to Brockport

BROCKPORT, NY – Ella Wittman (Cheektowaga, NY/Springville Griffith) led recorded double-digit kills for the 14th time this season, but it wasn't enough for the Buffalo State women's volleyball to avoid defeat at the hands of fourth-seeded Brockport in the SUNYAC First Round on Tuesday evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Brockport – 3, Buffalo State – 0
SET SCORES: (25-15, 25-19, 25-18)
LOCATION: Jim and John Vloganitis Gym – Brockport, NY
RECORDS: Brockport (14-12), Buffalo State (16-12)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
  • Wittman recorded 10 kills on 22 attacks, while registering a .227 hitting percentage.
  • Adi Vergara (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico/Kingdom Christian) led the Bengals with 17 digs.
  • Karlie Shaffer (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown East) totaled 12 assists and seven digs.
  • Riley Domin (Getzville, NY/Williamsville South) dished out eight assists and recorded a pair of service aces.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • With the score tied at 4-4 in the opening set, Brockport went on a 7-0 run to take a 11-4 lead. Buffalo State battled back, and pulled to within three thanks to a kill by Wittman and a service ace by Jenna Hugenschmidt (Clarence Center, NY/Clarence) as part of a 6-1 run.
  • The Golden Eagles were able to regain momentum, and closed the opening set on a 11-4 run.
  • Back-to-back kills by Wittman and Nicole Delli Colli (Rye, NY/Rye) gave the Bengals a 5-4 lead early in the second set, before Brockport won five of the next six points to re-take the lead.
  • Brockport extended the lead to as many as seven, but back-to-back points from the Bengals, including a service ace from Eden Harrison (Eldersburg, MD/Century) brought the lead down to five.
  • The Golden Eagles won the final point of the set to take a two-sets-to-none advantage.
  • Brockport never trailed in the third set, and opened up a nine-point edge at 19-10 in the third set.
  • The Bengals responded with a 6-0 run that included a pair of aces from Domin and kills by Wittman and Erin Mergler (Amherst, NY/Williamsville North).
  • Brockport won six of the final eight points of the set to take the match.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Jordan Thompson had 15 kills to lead Brockport, and recorded 14 assists as well.
  • Elsie Logan had 20 digs, while Kaitlyn Jewett dished out 44 assists.
 
SEASON WRAP UP
  • Buffalo State finished the season with a 16-12 overall record, reaching the SUNYAC Playoffs for the third consecutive season.
  • The 16 wins for the Bengals are the most in a season since 2014.
  • Buffalo State finished with a 5-4 record in SUNYAC play, the best record in conference action since 2013.
 
 
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