FREDONIA, NY – The Buffalo State women's basketball team were defeated on the road by the Fredonia Blue Devils, 56-64, in this season's first matchup of the 'Battle by the Lake; rivalry.

GAME BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Fredonia – 64, Buffalo State – 56
LOCATION: Dods Hall – Fredonia, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 4-10 (1-6 SUNYAC), Fredonia: 5-7 (2-4 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Ashley Tucker (Buffalo, NY/Kenmore West) and Adiya Jones (Washington, DC/McKinley Technology) both led the Bengals in scoring tonight with 15-points each. Tucker finished the night on a 5-13 performance from the floor, while Jones went 6-17 from the floor.
• Jones also led the Bengals in rebounds with ten, picking up her second 'double-double' of the season.
• The Bengals shot 32.8% from the floor, while also shooting 50% from the free-throw line.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Going into this game on the sour end of a losing streak, the Bengals looked to stake their claim in a rivalry game, in enemy territory against the Fredonia Blue Devils. The first quarter saw the Bengals open strong, dominating on the defensive end and making scoring difficult for the Blue Devils. A low-scoring, high intensity quarter from the Bengals proved to be fruitful, as they would head into the second quarter up four-points on the Blue Devils.
• In the second quarter, the Blue Devils would respond back to the Bengals hard-nosed play, tighten up their defensive efforts before going on a 9-0 run to take the lead over the Bengals. However, the Bengals would continue to keep things close, grabbing a late bucket and trail heading into halftime by one-point.
• In the third quarter, the Blue Devils would take over the game from the Bengals, continuing their strong effort on both sides of the ball. With the Bengals struggling for points on the offensive end, they would see their once one-point deficit increase to seven-points as this game hit its midway point. A strong effort from the Bengals would get this game within four-points, but the Blue Devils would close the third quarter on a mini-run and head into the fourth quarter leading by eight-points.
• The fourth quarter would see the most action from both teams, with the Bengals fighting back harder while the Blue Devils rebellious in keeping their lead. A heavy haymaker would see the Bengals chip their deficit down to three-points in the quarter, free throws and a six-point run would find the Blue Devils up by 11-points. While the Bengals would keep their attack going, the Blue Devils would prove to be too much, outlasting the Bengals and taking this first chapter of the 'Battle by the Lake' series.

FOR THE FOES

• Grace Alexander led all scorers tonight with 20-points.  
• Payton Gilbert and Allie Wandell each grabbed nine rebounds for the Blue Devils.

UP NEXT
The Bengals will continue on their SUNYAC road trip, as they return to action Tuesday, January 21^st to battle the SUNY Morrisville Mustangs at 5:30 P.M.