Buffalo State women’s basketball (4-21, 1-17 SUNYAC) lost to SUNY Cortland (17-7, 13-4 SUNYAC) and SUNY Oswego (13-11, 9-9 SUNYAC) on the road on Friday and Saturday, respectively, to close out the season on a 10-game skid.
The Bengals were winless on the road during head coach Blair Estarfaa’s first year as head coach.
Buffalo State lost by 30 points (86-56) to Cortland as they only managed four points in the quarter, and started off slow against Oswego to fall 68-47.
Buffalo State vs. Cortland, 56-86 L
Buffalo State managed to keep the game within five points in the first quarter before the game quickly slipped out of arm’s reach.
Adiya Jones led the team with a double-double in the match as she netted 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Chloe Hanson was the only other Bengal in double figures with 10 points and six boards while Grace Carey and Maddy Stearns each added nine points.
The Bengals had 30 points in the paint and 21 bench points.
The Red Dragons opened up the game with a 10-4 run for the lead before a jumper from Carey cut the deficit to four.
Jones and Hanson made layups to trail 15-10 with 4:44 left in the quarter. The teams traded buckets and Josie Fleming netted a three to trail 23-18 at the end of the first.
Hanson, Jones and Emma Cohen made baskets to keep the game within reach (28-24) with 8:29 until the half before Cortland quickly netted 11 points to lead 39-28.
Stearns and Carey made layups, then Stearns made a pair from the free throw line before Kirsten Merritt made a bucket from behind the arc to trail 50-37 at the end of the first half.
The Bengals’ offense was nonexistent in the third quarter and so was their defense, as they scored four points but allowed 21 to find themselves down by 30 points heading into the final quarter.
Buffalo State scored 10 points to trail 77-51 with 6:30 to play. A free throw from Carey capped a nearly five-minute scoring drought to trail 84-52. Jones made two layups and the Bengals lost 86-56.
The Bengals were 23-of-60 from the field, 3-of-15 beyond the arc and 7-of-11 from the charity stripe.
Buffalo State vs. Oswego, 68-47
Buffalo State struggled to get things going in their final match of the season as the Lakers held them to five points in the first quarter.
Stearns led the team with 12 points and eight rebounds while Carey added eight points.
Oswego jumped out to a 23-5 lead in the first quarter and never looked back while the Bengals struggled to make their shots.
Merrit netted a three and Carey had a jumper to trail by 16 with 6:04 until the half before Stearns added a jumper to cap a nearly three-minute scoring drought for the Bengals.
Jones made a layup and Carly Atty netted a three to trail 37-19 at the break.
An 8-3 run by the Lakers gave them a 23-point advantage over the Bengals with 6:35 in the quarter. Oswego closed out the period on a 10-7 run to lead 55-29.
Carey netted a quartet from the free throw line and Stearns made a jumper to trail 57-35. Emily Goodstal and Hanson had layups before Riley Domin made a three to trail 66-45 with 1:47 left in the game.
Fleming made a jumper and Buffalo State lost their last game of the season, 68-47.
The Bengals were 17-of-61 from the field, 6-of-27 from behind the arc and 7-of-10 from the charity stripe.