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Youngstown State Falls 92-38 at Buffalo

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Buffalo, N.Y. -- Buffalo outscored Youngstown State 47-18 in the first half and hit 10 of its first 12 shots to open the second half in a 92-38 win on Sunday at Alumni Arena.

Bojana Dimitrov scored 13 points in her return from a two-game absence, and Rachael Manuel added 10 points for the Penguins, who were outrebounded 51-23. The rebounding margin included a 21-6 edge in the second half.

Brittany Hedderson scored 25 points and was 9-for-13 from the floor to lead Buffalo.

YSU missed its first four shots of the game and started 2-for-9 as Buffalo built a 15-4 lead with 14:38 remaining. A Kenya Middlebrooks jumper cut the score to 15-6 on the Penguins' next possession, but Buffalo scored 12 of the next 15 points to go up 27-9 and never led by fewer than 13 the rest of the contest.

Once Nytor Longar hit back-to-back buckets to give the Bulls their 27-9 lead with 9:14 left, Dimitrov scored the next five points to make the score 27-14 with 8:03 remaining. The Penguins, though, did not make another field goal until Manuel's bucket with 48 seconds remaining. By then, Buffalo had taken its largest advantage of the half at 47-16.

The Bulls hit 10 of their first 12 shots to start the second half and led 72-22 with 11:22 remaining.

The Bulls outshot the Penguins 52.9 percent to 25 percent. They also led 50-10 in points in the paint and 39-11 in points off turnovers.

The Penguins will conclude a three-game road trip on Thursday at Saint Francis (Pa.). Tipoff in Loretto, Pa., is set for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on 570 WKBN.

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Players Mentioned

Bojana Dimitrov

#4 Bojana Dimitrov

Guard
5' 7"
Junior
Rachael Manuel

#15 Rachael Manuel

Forward
6' 3"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Bojana Dimitrov

#4 Bojana Dimitrov

5' 7"
Junior
Guard
Rachael Manuel

#15 Rachael Manuel

6' 3"
Senior
Forward