LeBaron
Liv LeBaron tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists against Cortland
52
Buffalo State BUFW 8-9, 2-8 SUNYAC
66
Winner Cortland CORTLAND 8-9, 4-6 SUNYAC
Buffalo State BUFW
8-9, 2-8 SUNYAC
52
Final
66
Cortland CORTLAND
8-9, 4-6 SUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Buffalo State BUFW 15 6 14 17 52
Cortland CORTLAND 13 15 14 24 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Cortland surges past Women’s Basketball, 66-52

CORTLAND, N.Y.— Princella McCullough (Rochester/Bishop Kearney) notched her 20th career double-double while Liv LeBaron (Corning/Corning East) nearly completed her first career triple-double but it was not enough as Cortland forced 18 Buffalo State turnovers en route to a 66-52 victory in SUNYAC action this evening.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Cortland - 66, Buffalo State - 52     
LOCATION: Whitney T. Corey Gymnasium – Cortland, N.Y.
RECORDS: Cortland (8-9/4-6), Buffalo State (8-9/2-8)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • McCullough finished with a game-high 20 points to go along with 15 rebounds.
  • LeBaron tallied 12 points, eight rebounds and tied a career-high with seven assists in the contest.
  • Grace Licata (Williamsville/Williamsville South) added eight points on 2 of 5 shooting from the 3-point line.
  • Both teams traded points for much of the first quarter until an offensive rebound and a put back layup by McCullough gave Buffalo State a 15-13 edge after 10 minutes of action.
  • Cortland responded with a 15-6 run in the second frame to take a 28-21 lead into the intermission, as both teams were held scoreless for the final 2:30 of the half.
  • Buffalo State opened the second half on an 8-0 run to reclaim the 29-28 lead on a 3-pointer by Jenna Faulkner (Lockport/Starpoint) with 7:15 left in the third stanza.
  • After a layup by McCullough extended the lead to 31-28 on the next possession, the Red Dragons used a 23-4 run over the final six minutes of the third quarter and the opening minutes of the fourth frame to push the lead to 51-35 with just over eight minutes left to play in the contest.
  • The Bengals rallied over the next four minutes by using an 13-3 run to trim the deficit to 54-48 with 4:32 left.
  • Cortland scored on its next two possession to push its advantage back to 59-49 before a 3-pointer from Licata cut the lead to 59-52 with 1:48 remaining.
  • The Red Dragons closed the game on a 7-0 run while holding the Bengals scoreless on its final four possessions to complete the win.
  • Buffalo State held a 34-14 advantage in points in the paint but could not overcome a 21-2 disadvantage in bench production.
  • Cortland finished 12 of 37 from behind the 3-point line and 14 of 22 from the charity stripe.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Kristy Vitucci paced the Red Dragons with 19 points and six rebounds.
  • Tanna Mohammed chipped in 12 points while Justine Crespo added 11 points and eight rebounds.
 
UP NEXT                 
Buffalo State will look to salvage the SUNYAC weekend split as it travels to Oswego tomorrow at 2 p.m.
 
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