CORTLAND — Cortland limited Buffalo State to just 19 second-half points as the host Red Dragons secured a 72-48 victory tonight in a SUNYAC contest.
Princella McCullough (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) paced Buffalo State with 12 points, nine rebounds and five steals. Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhach Colony) netted a career-high 10 points with three 3-pointers. Buffalo State jumped out to an early 21-12 advantage on the strength of five first-quarter 3-pointers. The Red Dragons battled back in the second quarter and evened the score in the final minute of the half before the Bengals took a narrow 29-17 edge into the intermission. Cortland used a 13-0 run in the third quarter to take the lead and create some separation and never trailed the rest of the way. The Bengals finished 8 of 26 from beyond the arc.
Cortland outrebounded Buffalo State, 45-32.
Alyssa Crosby led Cortland with 14 points, while Kristy Vitucci and Cassidy Chapko scored 12 each. Stephanie Rice added nine points and 11 boards.
Buffalo State will play its final game of the opening semester Saturday at Oswego at 4 p.m.
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