BUFFALO, N.Y. – First-year setter/right side Kyleigh Ganz (Phoenix, Ariz./Seton Catholic Prep) nearly had a triple-double with eight kills, 10 assists and seven digs, but the Plattsburgh State women's volleyball team fell, 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-16), to Buffalo State in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action on Friday evening at the Buffalo State Sports Arena.
 
Buffalo State finished with a .185 hitting percentage and outgained Plattsburgh State in service aces (10-2) and digs (68-55), while both team tallied five blocks.
 
In addition to Ganz, senior right side Jenn Braun (Garrison, N.Y./Walter Panas) floored six kills, defended five digs and notched two block assists, while junior setter Emma Rivers (Nesconset, N.Y./Smithtown West) handed out 10 assists and added six digs. First-year defensive specialist/libero Bridget Ryan (Mattituck, N.Y./Mattituck) posted a career-high 11 digs to lead the back row defensively, while graduate student middle hitter Alicia Fisher (Brooklyn, N.Y./Science Skills) reinforced the front row with four total blocks (one solo, three assist).
 
For Buffalo State, graduate student middle hitter Liz Schultheis landed nine kills, while sophomore outside hitter Samantha Coakley and sophomore middle hitter/right side Erin Mergler each finished with seven terminations. First-year setter Karlie Shaffer kept the offense running with 22 assists, while junior defensive specialist Jenna Hugenschmidt registered 17 digs.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 4-10 overall (0-5 SUNYAC) with the loss and next visits Fredonia tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. Buffalo State rises to 9-6 overall (2-2 SUNYAC) with the win and next hosts SUNY Potsdam tomorrow at 1 p.m.
 
Buffalo State jumped out to a 17-10 lead early in the first set, but a 7-1 Cardinal run that included a pair of kills by Ganz drew Plattsburgh State within one. After the Bengals scored three of the next four points, Ganz connected on a kill and a service ace to whittle the deficit back down to one. Buffalo State closed the stanza with a 4-1 spurt to take the first, 25-21.
 
The Bengals opened up with 7-2 and 9-4 leads in the second before the Cardinals clawed back, and a pair of Ganz kills cut the gap to 17-15. That wound up being the closest Plattsburgh State would get down the stretch, as Buffalo State held on for a 25-21 victory in the second.
 
The two teams battled early in the third, with Buffalo State's 5-2 lead evaporating after a 3-0 Plattsburgh State run. Both sides continued to trade points, with the Bengals inching ahead, but Buffalo State closed the set on a 6-1 surge to post a match-clinching 25-16 triumph in the third.