BUFFALO, N.Y.— New Paltz outscored the host Bengals 35-17 in the third quarter, on 7 of 8 shooting from behind the 3-point line, en route to a 79-57 win over Buffalo State in SUNYAC action this afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: New Paltz – 79, Buffalo State – 57        
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: New Paltz (19-3/14-1), Buffalo State (14-10/10-7)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lexi Emmi (Liverpool/Liverpool) led the Bengals in scoring with a career-high 12 points off of the bench.
• Liv LeBaron (Corning/Corning East) and Jenna Lee (Wallkill/Wallkill) each chipped in nine points and eight rebounds, while LeBaron tallying three steals.
• Tori Hackett (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) added eight points, five rebounds and a career-high seven assists.
• New Paltz sprinted out of the gates by scoring 13 of the first 15 points, but Buffalo State rallied in the closing minutes and used a late layup by Lexi Emmi to take a 16-15 lead at the first intermission.
• The Hawks reclaimed the lead on the first possession of the second frame and held a slim margin for the entire period to claim a 35-26 lead at halftime
• New Paltz connected on its first 4 three-point field goals to push the lead to double figures and extended the advantage to 70-43 at the final intermission.
• Buffalo State closed the contest by scoring 14 of the final 23 points but it was not enough as the Hawks clinched the conference win.
• The Bengals finished with a 31-13 advantage in bench points, while holding a 41-34 edge in rebounding.
• New Paltz finished 13-29 from distance and 18-24 from the free-throw line.

 
FOR THE FOES

• Marion Dietz paced the Hawks with 18 points to go along with five rebounds.
• Olivia Badura chipped in 17 points and five assists, while Philesha Teape added 10 points and 12 rebounds.

 
UP NEXT
Buffalo State will close out its regular season as it visits "Battle by the Lake" rival Fredonia next Saturday at 2 p.m.