ALFRED, NY – The Buffalo State football team dropped their matchup with the Alfred State Pioneers tonight with a final score of 56-20 at Pioneer Stadium.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Alfred State – 56, Buffalo State – 20
LOCATION: Pioneer Stadium – Alfred, NY
RECORDS: Alfred State: 2-1 (0-0 Empire 8), Buffalo State: 0-3 (0-0 Liberty League)
 
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Noah Kimble (Depew, NY/Lancaster) threw for 207 yards with a long of 43.
• Jeadi Higdon (Syracuse, NY/Corcoran) led the rushing room going for 51 yards with a pair of touchdowns.
• Keegan Whitfield (Fredonia, NY/Fredonia) posted a second straight 100-yard receiving day with eight catches for 110 yards and a touchdown.
• On the defensive side of the ball, Frank Von Hassel (Tonawanda, NY/Bishop Grimes) led the Bengals with six tackles including one for a loss.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Alfred State come out firing on offense scoring three touchdowns in the opening quarter.
• Higdon scored his second career touchdown at the start of the second quarter to get Buffalo State on the board.
• The Pioneers would add a pair of touchdowns to carry a 35-7 lead into halftime.
• Coming out of the half, the Bengals marched up field where Higdon found the endzone for another score to chip away at Alfred State's lead.
• After three more Pioneer scores, Whitfield found the back of the endzone for his second touchdown of the season.
• Alfred State would take the final knee to run out the clock to secure the win, their first in three matchups with the Bengals.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Noah Currier totaled six touchdowns for the Pioneers and over 200 yards of offense.
• John DiBattisto had eight tackles, two for loss, and a sack.

 
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action next Saturday as they will open Liberty League play at Hilbert.