Penn St.-Behrend PSUB 6-3,0-0 AMCC

Buffalo St. BuffSt 4-5,0-0 SUNYAC

Penn St.-Behrend PSUB

6-3,0-0 AMCC

Final

Sep. 15, 2023

Buffalo St. BuffSt

4-5,0-0 SUNYAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Penn St.-Behrend PSUB	23	19	25	25	3	(2)
Buffalo St. BuffSt	25	25	23	19	15	(3)

Houghton Hough 2-4,0-0 Empire 8

Buffalo St. BuffSt 5-5,0-0 SUNYAC

Houghton Hough

2-4,0-0 Empire 8

Final

Sep. 15, 2023

Buffalo St. BuffSt

5-5,0-0 SUNYAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Houghton Hough	20	11	20	(0)
Buffalo St. BuffSt	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/15/2023 10:09:00 PM

Samantha Coakley and Ella Wittman Star as Women's Volleyball Wins Two to Begin Bengal Challenge

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Covenant College (Ga.)

9/16/2023 | 1 PM

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Covenant College (Ga.)

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BUFFALO, NY – Ella Wittman (Cheektowaga, NY/Springville Griffith) and Samantha Coakley (Lockport, NY/Lockport) combined for 58 kills across two matches as the Buffalo State women's volleyball team earned a pair of victories on day one of the 2023 Bengal Challenge.

GAME ONE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Penn State Behrend – 2
SET SCORES: (25-23, 25-19, 23-25, 19-25, 15-3)
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (4-5), Penn State Behrend (6-3)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

Wittman recorded a career-high 21 kills in the opening match, while Coakley had 14 kills and a .429 hitting percentage.
Eden Harrison (Eldersburg, MD/Century) had 13 kills and a pair of solo blocks.
Karlie Shaffer (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown East) dished out 28 assists, and paced Buffalo State with 17 digs, while fellow setter Riley Domin (Getzville, NY/Williamsville South) had 20 assists and 14 digs.
Adi Vergara (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico/Kingdom Christian) recorded fifteen digs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Down 22-20 in the opening set, the Bengals rattled off four straight points, on kills by Wittman, McCartney Geartz (N. Tonawanda, NY/N. Tonawanda) and a pair of kills by Coakley, then finished the set one point later on a resounding kill by Coakley.
Trailing 15-14 in the second set, Buffalo State won 11 of the final 15 points to take a two-set-to-none advantage.
After a Wittman kill gave Buffalo State a 23-22 lead in the third set, the Lions won the final three points to force a fourth set.
Penn State Behrend used a 12-2 run in the fourth set to take a 23-12 advantage. The Bengals then responded with five straight point. However, the Lions were able to close out the set and force a tie-breaking set.
Buffalo State thoroughly dominated the fifth set, winning the first five points, eight of the first nine points, and taking a commanding 15-3 victory after back-to-back kills by Coakley.

FOR THE FOES

Hannah Phillips had 19 kills, while Sarah Nobach had 25 digs for the Lions.

GAME TWO BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Houghton – 0
SET SCORES: (25-20, 25-11, 25-20)
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (5-5), Houghton (2-4)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

Coakley registered 13 kills and a .440 hitting percentage.
Shaffer added 31 assists.
Delaney McCarthy (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West) recorded eight kills and a stellar .538 hitting percentage.
Vergara led the Buffalo State defense with 14 digs.
Maddie Hannon (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville North) led the Bengals with three service aces.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Bengals fell behind 12-10 in the opening set, before rattling off nine of the next 11 points to take a 18-14 advantage on the way to a 25-20 victory.
Buffalo State opened the second set on a 16-6 run, and stretched the lead to as many as 14 in a 25-11 win.
Trailing 20-18 in the third set, Buffalo State used a pair of service aces by Wittman, two kills by Coakley, and kills by Shaffer and Niaya Vohland (Lockport, NY/Lockport) to spark a 7-0 run to close out the match.

FOR THE FOES