BUFFALO, NY – Karlie Shaffer (Smithtown, NY/Smithtown East) picked up her 1,000^th career assist as the Buffalo State women's volleyball swept the Nazareth Golden Flyers in a non-conference matchup at the Sports Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 3, Nazareth – 0
SET SCORES: (25-21, 25-21, 25-18)
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 3-4 (0-0 SUNYAC), Nazareth: 2-5 (0-0 Empire 8)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Shaffer totaled 28 assists to reach the milestone for the Bengals while also chipping in 10 digs.
• Ella Wittman (Cheektowaga, NY/Springville Griffith) led the Bengals with 11 kills and four service aces in the win.
• Adi Vergara (Rio Grande, Puerto Rico/Kingdom Christian) had a team-high 19 digs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State came out strong opening play with an 11-6 lead.
• The Bengals kept the momentum going to win the set despite Nazareth forcing a late surge.
• Buffalo State jumped out to an early lead again in the second set as Shaffer was able to nail down the milestone.
• Nazareth didn't have an answer for the Bengals as Buffalo State rallied off eight of the last 10 points of the second set.
• The Bengals kept their foot on the gas in the final set as they stormed past the Golden Flyers scoring 10 of 12 to secure the win.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Leah Fusilli led the Golden Flyers with eight kills and 12 digs.
• Ella Kules dished out 16 assists in the effort.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals will battle Geneseo on Friday as they are set to compete in the University of Rochester Tournament.