BUFFALO, NY— Oswego State connected on 21 of 28 free throws, including 15 of 19 in the second half, in winning their third straight SUNYAC game in a 57-46 triumph over host Buffalo State this afternoon at the Sports Arena.

Senior Heather Merino (Queensbury/Lake George) paced Oswego (7-7, 5-1 SUNYAC) with 17 points.  Sophomore Colleen McCready (Pittsford/Pittsford-Mendon) added 12 points and six rebounds off the bench.  Freshman Kayla Ryan (Schaghticoke/Hoosick Valley) notched a "double-double" with 11 points and 12 boards and addeda career-high five steals, and Sophomore Traci Bacon (Massena/Massena) scored 11 points with seven rebounds.

Barb Kiliszek (Depew/Lancaster) led the Bengals with 14 points. Shareese Hamer (Erie, PA/Strong Vincent) and Jessica Clark (Fulton/G. Ray Bodley) added 10 points each.

Oswego held Buffalo State scoreless for a stretch of more than six minutes and led at halftime, 25-16.  The Bengals cut the deficit to five early in the second half, but the Lakers pulled away again and never let Buffalo State back within two possessions.

(Sports release courtesy of Buffalo State Sports Information)