Buffalo State and Fredonia are set to rekindle their rivalry starting this Saturday as part of the third annual “Battle by the Lake” competition with men’s and women’s soccer games.
Established for the 2014-15 season, the “Battle by the Lake” is a season-long “all sports” competition between Buffalo State and Fredonia. Each sport in which the two schools compete is worth two points annually. In sports which meet once per regular season, each game is worth two points and ties are worth one point. In sports that play twice during the regular season (softball, men’s hockey and men’s and women’s basketball), each game will be worth one point, and ties will be worth a point. In the sports of cross country, swimming & diving, indoor track & field and outdoor track & field, the team that finishes higher at the SUNYAC Championship meet will earn two points for its school.
The school with the most points at the end of the season will earn the Lake Erie Cup and keep the cup on its campus for the following year. Fredonia currently possesses the Lake Erie Cup as winners of the first two competitions.
Soccer will open the competition docket this year on Saturday when Buffalo State hosts Fredonia in women’s action at 1 p.m. at Coyer Field, and the Bengals men travel down I-90 West to visit the Blue Devils also at 1 p.m.
Women’s volleyball will also face the Blue Devils on Saturday, but that match will not count toward the competition as it is a non-conference contest as part of the Fredonia Invitational.
CLICK HERE for full “Battle by the Lake” information.
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