BUFFALO STATE ATHLETICS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jordan McKenna(Tonawanda/Kenmore East) and Eimile O’Brien(Marietta/Marcellus) led the Bengals with seven kills each as Buffalo State cruised to a straight-sets win over Penn College to open up the New York Region Challenge at Nazareth College this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State def. Penn College, 3-0 (25-8, 25-13, 25-10)
LOCATION: Kidera Gymnasium – Rochester, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (4-25), Penn College (1-22)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Buffalo State stormed out of the gate by scoring 20 of the first 22 points and never looked back as it cruised to a 25-8 win in the first frame. Five different Bengals recorded kills and Brooke Latour(Lakewood/Southwestern) tallied four aces in the set.
- The Bengals continued their momentum with a 7-0 run midway through the second set to take a 21-9 lead.
- Penn College trimmed the lead back to 23-13 before a kill from Latour and an ace from McKenna gave the Bengals a 25-13 win in the second set.
- Buffalo State completed the sweep by using a 19-4 run in the final frame to close out the win.
- Liz Schultheis (Holley/Brockport) chipped in five kills with a .625 attack percentage.
- Brooke Federko (Jamestown/Jamestown) added 20 assists.
FOR THE FOES
- Haley Barnes led the Wildcats with seven kills and six digs.
- Hannah Burnett chipped in 13 assists and six digs.
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will close out its season tomorrow with a pair of matches at RIT. The Bengals have a rematch with St. John Fisher at 11 a.m. followed by a match with New York University at 1 p.m.
