Hackett
Tori Hackett finished with 13 points and a game-high 15 rebounds against Morrisville
58
Morrisville St. Mor 4-5,1-0 NEAC
74
Winner Buffalo St. BuffSt 5-3,1-0 SUNYAC
Morrisville St. Mor
4-5,1-0 NEAC
58
Final
74
Buffalo St. BuffSt
5-3,1-0 SUNYAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Morrisville St. Mor 21 11 11 15 58
Buffalo St. BuffSt 18 25 17 14 74

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women’s Basketball opens New Year with win over Morrisville, 74-58

BUFFALO, N.Y.— Tori Hackett (Canandaigua/Canandaigua) posted her first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds as Buffalo State cruised past visiting Morrisville, 74-58, in non-conference action this afternoon in the Sports Arena.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Buffalo State – 74, Morrisville – 58
LOCATION: Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.
RECORDS: Buffalo State (5-3), Morrisville (4-5)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Liv LeBaron (Corning/Corning East) finished with a game-high 28 points, on 5 of 6 shooting from distance, to go along with eight rebounds, five steals and three assists.
  • Katie Villarini (Hamburg/Hamburg) chipped in 21 points and four rebounds.
  • Kendall Mills (Buffalo/Kenmore East) added six points and seven rebounds.
  • Both teams traded runs during the first 10 minutes of action, with Morrisville taking a 21-18 lead on a three-point field goal with only 14 seconds left.
  • Buffalo State responded by outscoring the Mustangs 25-11 in the second quarter, on the strength of 19 points combined from LeBaron and Villarini, to claim a 43-32 halftime lead.
  • Morrisville trimmed the lead to 51-43 with 3:58 left, but the Bengals closed the third frame on a 9-0 to take a 60-43 lead at the final intermission.
  • The Mustangs outscored Buffalo State 15-14 in the fourth quarter, but it wasn't enough as the Bengals closed out a 74-58 victory.
  • Buffalo State outrebounded Morrisville 54-30, including 18-8 on the offensive end, en route to a 12-6 advantage in second-chance points.
  • The Mustangs outscored the Bengals 18-4 in bench production and 16-15 on fast break chances.
 
FOR THE FOES
  • Rachel Vieira finished with 19 points to lead the Mustangs.
  • Tori Rockefeller added 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds.
 
NOTEWORTHY
  • With her 28 points during today's game, senior Liv LeBaron moves to 12th in program history with 1,049 points in 60 games at Buffalo State. LeBaron is only 29 points away from breaking into the top-10 all-time in scoring.

UP NEXT
Buffalo State will return to SUNYAC play as it visits Cortland next Friday at 5:30 p.m.
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