BUFFALO — Buffalo State led the entire game and Princella McCullough (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) recorded her third double-double of the season as the Bengals knocked off Potsdam, 70-63 in a SUNYAC contest in the Buffalo State College Sports Arena this evening.
Taylor Graham (Santa Rosa, CA/Maria Carrillo), Shayasha Spencer (Geneva/Geneva) and McCullough all finished with double-digit points for the Bengals. Graham scored 11 points and chipped in five rebounds and three assists. Spencer finished with 11 points while McCullough added 10 and 13 rebounds. Grace Licata (Williamsville/Williamsville South) scored six points and recorded seven boards. Jasmine Scott (Buffalo/Bennett) provided a spark off the bench and finished with six points and four rebounds in seven minutes of play. Nine different Bengals finished the game with at least five points.
Buffalo State raced out to a 12-2 lead, eventually pushing it to 14-7 after the first quarter. Despite strong shooting from Potsdam in the second, Buffalo State held strong and took a 29-20 lead into halftime. Potsdam closed the gap in the third quarter, but the Bengals still held on to a 50-45 lead entering the fourth. The Bears got as close as three, cutting the lead to 66-63 with a little over a minute left to play in the game. Buffalo State was strong at the line in the final quarter, picking up 11 points from the charity stripe, including four-straight at the end of the game to give the Bengals a 70-63 win.
Buffalo State hosts the Rochester Institute of Technology on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the BSC Sports Arena.
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