BUFFALO, NY— Bianca Smiley (Amherst/Sweet Home) had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Buffalo State (5-6) had a season-best offensive output, defeating visiting Pitt-Bradford (4-5), 83-58, in a non-conference game tonight at the Sports Arena.

Smiley pulled down 11 of her 12 rebounds in the second half.  Ashley Wallace (Lockport/Starpoint) added 12 points and seven rebounds, and Olivia Luciani (Syracuse/E. Syracuse-Minoa) chipped in 10 points.  Kelly Kell (Port Ewen/Kingston) had eight points and nine assists.

Buffalo State used an early 12-0 run to build a lead it would never relinquish.  The Bengals led 34-24 at the intermission, and continued to pull away in the second half.  The Bengals shot 50-percent from the field for the game, including going 6 of 12 from 3-point range.  The Panthers shot just 34-percent.  Buffalo State outscored Pitt-Bradford in the paint, 46-20.

Buffalo State will not play again until it returns to SUNYAC play next Friday at Cortland.