BUFFALO, NY – The Alfred University women's basketball team traveled to Buffalo State College on Friday afternoon for the semi-final game of the Betty Abgott Invitation against the Bengals of Buffalo State. The Saxons came away with the 73-66 victory, making their record 1-1 on the season.
 
"What a great feeling for these ladies to go out, play in a fun, exciting basketball game and earn the win," Head Coach Mike Moskowitz said.
 
AU used a late 13-0 run to propel them to victory after the game being tight for a majority of the contest. Alfred came out in the first quarter, taking an early 13-6 lead. The Bengals were able to bounce back quickly tying it up at 15 before Jamie Wilcox (Forestville, NY/Pine Valley) made a layup in the final seconds of the quarter to give the Saxons the 17-15 advantage after one. The second quarter remained close with Buffalo State outscoring the Saxons 23-20 to send AU into the half down by one.
 
The Saxons went down by as many as five points in the third quarter but a three-pointer from Lyndsey McCoy (Middleburgh, NY/Middleburgh) and a layup by Katlyn Boland (New York, NY/ A. Phillip Randolph) helped make it a 46-46 tie. Buffalo State ended the third period up by one. The fourth quarter brought the largest scoring differential of the night with the Saxons outscoring the Bengals 20-12, helping them secure the victory.
 
"We had a tremendous day of practice yesterday and focused on putting things together defensively. That led to tremendous defensive execution this evening, and then to have contributions from everyone in whatever minutes they played." Moskowitz said. "So happy for this group to get a very solid win against a very talented Buffalo State team. We'll enjoy this one for a bit and shift out focus to Thiel after dinner."
 
Wilcox added another strong performance to open up her season, leading the Saxons with 23 points and nine rebounds. Boland had 13 points and led AU with six assists while McCoy also scored 13 and grabbed seven rebounds. Monae Laing (Bronx, NY/Hyde Leadership Charter) chipped in 12 points on the afternoon. The Saxons as a team shot 41 percent from the field and had 40 points in the paint.
 
Alfred will be back in action again tomorrow for the finals of the invitational against Thiel College with tip slated for 1PM.