OSWEGO, NY – The Buffalo State women’s basketball team dropped their SUNYAC contest with Oswego State tonight by a final score of 64-56 at the Max Ziel Gymnasium.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oswego State – 64, Buffalo State – 56
LOCATION: Max Ziel Gymnasium – Oswego, NY
RECORDS: Oswego State: 11-3, (4-2 SUNYAC), Buffalo State: 1-11, (0-6 SUNYAC)
INSIDE THE BENGAL BOX SCORE
- Tashawni Cornfield (Gowanda, NY/Putham) led the Bengals with 20 points.
- Cornfield also paced the team with eight total rebounds.
- Grace Carey (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) added 10 points of her own.
- Kirsten Merritt (Cortland, NY/Cortland) and Brianna Smith (Oakfield, NY/Oakfield) each snagged two steals.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a Cornfield three-pointer got the scoring started, both teams went back and forth as the score 15-15.
- Both teams would continue to respond as Buffalo State went into the half up 33-31 after a Cornfield jumper.
- Oswego State would open the half on a 9-0 run to make the game 40-33.
- Jadyn Jones (Gowanda, NY/Lake Shore) would later hit both of her free throws to keep things a one possession game as the Bengals entered the final quarter down 45-42.
- Oswego controlled much of the last 10 minutes as they eventually grew their lead to a game-high 11 points.
- The Lakers outrebounded the Bengals by a 57-46 margin.
FOR THE FOES
- Julia Logana recorded a double-double as she scored 13 points and 16 rebounds.
- Logan Castiglione also had a double-digit night with 11 points.
UP NEXT
The Bengals are back in action tomorrow as they travel to Cortland for another SUNYAC matchup.
