ROCHESTER, NY – The Buffalo State men's volleyball team earned a four-set victory over Potsdam on Saturday afternoon at the Nazareth Invite.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Potsdam – 1
SET SCORES: 25-10, 25-18, 19-25, 26-24
LOCATION: Kidera Gymnasium – Rochester, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State (6-4), Potsdam (3-9)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Jake Woelfel (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca West) led the Bengals with 14 kills.
• Gavin Wilczewski (Elma, NY/East Aurora) chipped in 10 kills.
• Jackson Stang (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) had 41 assists.
• Alex Nuez (Patterson, NJ/Eastside) had 13 digs for the Bengals.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Trailing 2-1 in the first set, Buffalo State went on a 10-0 run to lead 11-2. The Bengals then ran away with the set, finished off by a service ace by Woelfel to win 25-10.
• The Bengals jumped out to an 11-5 lead in the second set behind two kills by Wilczewski and a kill each from George Muriel (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) and Christopher Laboy (Ponce, Puerto Rico/Lafayette). Potsdam closed to within two points at 12-10, but the Bengals extended their lead back up to seven on the way to a 25-18 win.
• Potsdam came from behind to win the third set with a 25-19 win.
• The Bengals closed out the match in the fourth set for the victory.
• With the Bengals leading 16-13 in the fourth set, Potsdam went on an 8-0 run to lead 21-16. Buffalo State rallied to tie the score at 23-23, and after fighting off a set point for Potsdam, the Bengals won the final three points to take the set 26-24 after a combo block by Kaden Strong (Buffalo, NY/West Seneca East) and Wilczewski.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Duncan Tenhagen led Potsdam with 17 kills.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next weekend at Penn State Behrend.