BUFFALO, NY – The Buffalo State women's basketball team fell 115-72 at home to the Grove City College Wolverines.
GAME BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Grove City – 115, Buffalo State – 72
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, NY
RECORDS: Buffalo State: 1-2 (0-0 SUNYAC), Grove City College: 3-0 (0-0 PAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Zarriah Eldridge (Rochester, NY/East Rochester) led the Bengals with 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field. Morgan Popp (Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home) added 12 points, going 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.
- Maddie Newkirk-Mayer (Camillus, NY/West Genesee) led the Bengals on the boards with five rebounds, while Zee Sweat (Cortland, NY/Cortland) dished out a team-high four assists.
- As a team, the Bengals shot 38.6% from the floor, 33.3% from beyond the arc and 50% from the free-throw line.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Coming off a tough loss to the Alfred University Saxons in their home opener, the Bengals returned to the court to host the Grove City College Wolverines in nonconference action.
- The Bengals did their best to keep up with the Wolverines' pace early, matching them point for point before a 15-0 Grove City run opened up the game. Trailing by double digits, the Bengals found chances at the rim to chip away at the deficit, but the Wolverines' pace proved tough to match, and the Bengals trailed by 20 after the first quarter.
- The Bengals found new life in the second quarter and kept up with the Wolverines on the scoreboard. Back-to-back threes and a stop on the defensive end trimmed the deficit under 20 and gave the Bengals some momentum. After a hard-fought half, the Bengals headed into the locker room with momentum on their side, though they still trailed by double digits.
- Hot shooting from the Wolverines out of halftime pushed the lead further. As the Bengals tried to keep pace, Grove City tightened up on defense, holding Buffalo State to just 10 points in the third quarter and extending the lead heading into the final frame.
- The Bengals kept playing hard in the fourth, but the deficit was too much to overcome. Although Buffalo State held the Wolverines to their lowest-scoring quarter of the game, Grove City's pace and shooting proved to be the difference.
FOR THE FOES
- Eight different Wolverines finished in double figures, led by Alexis Hudson's double-double of 19 points and a game-high 10 assists. Hudson and Izzie Gamble also shared the game lead with eight rebounds apiece.
- As a team, the Wolverines shot 53.2% from the field, 43.8% from beyond the arc and 86.4% from the free-throw line.
- The Wolverines' 115 points are the most ever scored by a Bengals opponent.
UP NEXT
The Bengals will get some rest before hitting the road Tuesday, November 17, to face the Thiel College Tomcats at 5:30 PM.
