Women’s Volleyball Falls to Oswego, New Paltz

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.— Buffalo State dropped a pair of SUNYAC contests Saturday at Plattsburgh, falling in straight sets to Oswego before dropping a four-set match against first-place New Paltz.

MATCH 1 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Oswego def. Buffalo State, 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-23)
LOCATION:  Plattsburgh, NY
RECORDS:  Oswego (16-7/3-2), Buffalo State (10-9/2-3)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kayla Pyc (Grand Island/Grand Island) had a team-best 14 kills to go with three blocks for the Bengals.
• Jennifer Cecchettini (Hamburg/Frontier) dished out 27 assists.
• Ashleen Speen (Vestal/Vestal) added eight kills and three aces, while Rachelle Kelchlin (W. Seneca/St. Mary's) chipped in a team-high 15 digs.

MATCH 2 BASICS
FINAL SCORE: New Paltz def. Buffalo State, 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-21, 25-17)
LOCATION:  Plattsburgh, NY
RECORDS:  New Paltz (14-7/6-0), Buffalo State (10-10/2-4)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Buffalo State rose to the challenge of facing the league's first-place team, narrowly dropping the first set, and rebounding to even the match with a 25-22 win in the second set.  The Hawks proved too strong, however, winning the next two sets to send the Bengals to their second defeat of the day.
• Speen led the Bengals with 12 kills, while Hannah Renaldo (N. Collins/N. Collins) had 11.
• Pyc added nine kills and a team-high four blocks.
• Cecchettini chipped in 34 assists, and Kelchlin had 23 digs.

UP NEXT
Buffalo State will next host Medaille in a non-conference match on Tuesday at 7 p.m.