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 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.

UP NEXT

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