BUFFALO, N.Y.— Lex Williams (Brooklyn/South Shore) scored a career-high 14 points and hauled in eight rebounds as Buffalo State overcame a first half deficit to claim a 71-47 rout over Potsdam in tonight's SUNYAC season opener.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE:  Buffalo State – 71, Potsdam – 47
LOCATION: Jerry Welsh Gymnasium - Potsdam, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (2-3, 1-0 SUNYAC), Brooklyn (1-4, 0-1 SUNYAC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Williams finished 5 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 4 from the 3-point range.  
• Mariah Rosario (Flushing/RFK) chipped in 13 points and six rebounds.
• Liv LeBaron (Horseheads/Corning Painted Post), Kaelee Lynch (Atwater, CA/Buhach Colony) and Katie Villarini (Hamburg/Hamburg) all finished with seven points for the Bengals.
• Lay Knight (Brooklyn/Brooklyn Prep) matched her career-high with 10 rebounds.
• Buffalo State and Potsdam battled in the early minutes of the first quarter until a 6-0 run late by the Bears pushed the score to 17-11 after the first 10 minutes.
• A 3-pointer from Kendall Mills (Buffalo/Kenmore East) capped off a 4-0 run late to give the Bengals its first lead, 25-24 at halftime.
• Buffalo State opened the third quarter on a 14-2 run to push the lead to 39-28 midway through the frame.
• Jenna Faulkner (Lockport/Starpoint) scored the first three points in the fourth quarter to jump-start a 13-0 Buffalo State run to push the game out of reach.
• The Bengals held a 30-18 advantage in points off turnovers and a 15-10 advantage in second chance points for the game.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Mikayla Horton led the Bears with 10 points off the bench to go with six rebounds.
• Riley Luckie added seven points.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will conclude its trip to the North Country tomorrow with a 1 p.m. showdown with Plattsburgh.