BUFFALO, N.Y.—Cortland used a 20-5 run to end the fourth quarter to steal a 71-67 victory over host Buffalo State in both team's first SUNYAC conference game of the season.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Cortland – 71, Buffalo State – 67

LOCATION:  Sports Arena – Buffalo, N.Y.

RECORDS: Cortland (3-2/1-0), Buffalo State (3-2/0-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Britt Perry (Buffalo/Hutch Tech) recorded her third double-double of the season, finishing with 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Buffalo State.
• Jordan Yastremski (Bath/Bath-Haverling) and Caleh McLean (New Rochelle/New Rochelle) chipped in 10 points apiece for the Bengals. 
• The Bengals led for the majority of the close game, holding a 37-33 advantage at halftime and taking a 51-47 edge heading into the fourth.
• Buffalo State started off the last quarter with a 7-0 run to push the lead to 11.
• Cortland caught fire, starting their 20-5 run with a little more than seven minutes left in  the game.
• The Red Dragons got a layup from Taylor Miller with 47 seconds left in the game, taking their first lead since late in the third quarter. 
• Cortland would seal it, hitting three of their last six free throws, picking up some big offensive rebounds to seal the victory.
• Buffalo State's defense colleted 14 steals and forced 23 Cortland turnovers.

FOR THE FOES

• Cortland had four scorers in double-digits, with Jennifer Deuel leading the way with 14 points and six rebounds.
• Miller (14), Stephanie Rice (13), and Caysea Cohen (13) rounded out the Red Dragons' balanced scoring attack.

UP NEXT

Buffalo State will host Oswego for another SUNYAC contest tomorrow at 2 p.m.