CORTLAND, NY – The Buffalo State women's basketball team was tripped up on the road, 71-41, by the Cortland Red Dragons.

GAME BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 71, Buffalo State – 41
LOCATION: Corey Gym – Cortland, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 2-10 (1-4 SUNYAC), Cortland: 11-2 (6-0 SUNYAC)

INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE

• Mya Brown (Buffalo, NY/Frontier) led the Bengals with ten points, going 5-11 from the field, while also leading the Bengals in the rebounding department with five boards.
• Outside of Brown, Amya Moore (Hudson, NY/Hudson) finished this matchup with six points, while Naya Haymon (Homewood, IL/Homewood-Flossmoor) led the Bengals with three assists.
• As a team, the Bengals shot 33.9% from the floor.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After falling in their 'Battle by the Lake' matchup with the Fredonia Blue Devils in their last matchup, the Bengals looked to rebound in their road matchup with the Cortland Red Dragons.
• In the opening quarter, the Bengals kept up with the Red Dragons, even as shots failed to fall for both sides. Down by one possession late into the quarter, the Bengals would fall behind following an 8-0 from the Red Dragons, trailing at the end of the quarter by double digits.
• The second quarter would follow the same script, with the Bengals looking to start a run and get this matchup back into their favor. However, a strong shooting half from the Red Dragons made things tough on the Bengals. As the halftime buzzer sounded, the Bengals would find themselves down by double digits, with two quarters left to fight back.
• In the second half, the Bengals would put their best foot forward, scoring double digits in both the third and fourth quarters of this SUNYAC matchup. However, a hot shooting half from the Red Dragons saw the Bengals' deficit increase, falling to the Red Dragons on the road in their latest SUNYAC bout.

FOR THE FOES

• Joleen Lusk led all scorers with 21 points, while Sophie Bissaillon led the Red Dragons with six rebounds.
• As a team, the Red Dragons shot 52.7% from the field, 26.7% from behind the three-point line, and 81.8% from the free-throw line.

UP NEXT
The Bengals will look forward to returning home to the Sports Arena as they begin a two-game home stretch with the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons on Friday, January 16th at 4:00 PM.