BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's basketball team earned their first win of the season this evening as they defeated the Hilbert Hawks with a final score of 66-40 at the Sports Arena.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 66, Hilbert – 40
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 1-7 (0-2 SUNYAC), Hilbert: 1-8 (1-1 AMCC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Amya Moore (Hudson, NY/Hudson) paced Buffalo State with 15 points and three steals.
- Mya Brown (Buffalo, NY/Frontier) and Emily Delisle (Mechanicville, NY/Shenendehowa) each chipped in double-figure efforts scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively.
- Isabella Shenandoah-Kurtz (LaFayette, NY/LaFayette) led the team with 15 rebounds.
- The win also marked the first in the head coaching career of Scott Foster.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Bengals jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead in the opening quarter. Despite a late run from the Hawks, the Bengals led 12-8 after the first quarter of action.
- Buffalo State kept the pressure on as they went into the half leading 31-20.
- Coming out the half, the Bengal offense continued to thrive as their lead grew to as high as 20.
- In the final quarter of action, Buffalo State grew their lead to a game-high 26 as they cruised the final seconds for the win.
- Buffalo State dominated on the boards as they out rebounded Hilbert 51-25 overall.
FOR THE FOES
- Learsi Sabala led the Hawks with 16 points while also tallying three steals.
UP NEXT
The Bengals return to action on Saturday as they host Houghton to close out the semester.
