BUFFALO STATE ATHLETICS
BUFFALO — Mariah Rosario (Flushing/RFK) scored a career-high 17 points and tied a career high with 13 rebounds but it was not enough as Buffalo State dropped a 58-52 decision to visiting Plattsburgh on Friday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Plattsburgh – 58, Buffalo State – 52
LOCATION: Buffalo State Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (5-6, 2-3 SUNYAC), Plattsburgh (4-7, 3-2 SUNYAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Rosario led the Bengals in scoring and added three steals in the game.
- Jenna Lee (Wallkill/Wallkill) and Liv LeBaron (Horseheads/Corning Painted Post) each scored 10 points, with LeBaron chipping in eight rebounds and four assists.
- Grace Licata (Williamsville/Williamsville South) finished with three 3-pointers to finish with nine points in the game.
- Plattsburgh opened the game on a 9-3 run and used the momentum to lead 13-5 after the first 10 minutes of action.
- A 3-pointer from Licata with 30 seconds left in the first half cut the lead to seven at halftime, 22-15.
- Buffalo State used a 19-4 run in the third quarter to retake the lead 39-34 at the end of 30 minutes of play.
- The Bengals used a jumper from Rosario to extend the lead to seven points, it’s largest of the day, with nine minutes left in the fourth frame.
- The Cardinals used back-to-back 3-pointers from Anna Thompson to capture the lead and never looked back as it pulled away to a 58-52 win.
- Buffalo State outrebounded the Cardinals 47-42 and outscored Plattsburgh 22-14 in the paint.
- The Bengals outscored the Cardinals 28-7 in bench points.
FOR THE FOES
- Anna Thompson led the Cardinals with 15 points and seven rebounds.
- Taylor Clare added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will host Potsdam for another SUNYAC battle tomorrow at 1 p.m.