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BUFFALO, NY - Junior Keri Shiels (Baldwin, NY/Baldwin) posted a match-high 19 kills and 11 digs and junior Sasha Courbat (Cedar Falls, IA/Kirkwood Community College) added 12 kills and 10 digs to lead the University at Buffalo women's volleyball team to a 3-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-9 win over Towson at the Northwestern Invitational. Junior Larissa LaCour (West Islip, NY/West Islip) contributed 43 assists, seven digs and a career-high six blocks to the win, Buffalo's third of the season. The victory snapped a six-match Bulls' losing streak.

Buffalo lost its opening match of the day to the host Wildcats, 12-15, 4-15, 15-12, 2-15. Shiels again paced the Bulls with 12 kills and a team-high seven digs. Junior Wendy Ryder (Bernhards Bay, NY/Genesee Community College) added nine kills and five digs, and freshman Lindsay Matikosh (North Tonawanda, NY/North Tonawanda) contributed seven kills, five digs and two blocks.

Shiels represented Buffalo on the All-Tournament team after her two-day performance of 35 kills and 22 digs in three matches.

Buffalo (3-7 overall) returns home next weekend to open the Mid-American portion of its schedule. The Bulls host Central Michigan on Friday, September 22 at 7 pm and Northern Illinois on Saturday, September 23 at 4 pm.

Northwestern Invitational (Evanston, IL)

Northwestern def. Buffalo 15-12, 15-4, 12-15, 15-2

Buffalo (2-7) (kills-aces-blocks) - Courbat 3-2-2; Liddle 2-0-2; LaCour 0-2-1; Matikosh 7-1-2; Shiels 12-1-0; Barfuss 6-0-1; Dills 1-1-1; Ryder 9-0-1; Whitescarver 1-0-0; Totals 41-7-5

Northwestern (2-7) - Meyer 4-2-1; Pavlik 14-1-2; Burbach 12-1-0; Kamp 9-2-7; Lange 15-0-5; Ballog 16-0-4; Knavel 0-1-0; Totals 70-7-11

Attendance: 87

Time: 1:35

Buffalo def. Towson 3-15, 15-12, 15-11, 15-9

Buffalo (3-7) (kills-aces-blocks) - Courbat 12-1-2; Liddle 4-0-1; LaCour 3-0-6; Ryder 2-0-1; Shiels 19-2-2; Barfuss 1-0-0; Whitescarver 5-2-1; Dills 3-1-10; Matikosh 6-1-1; Totals 55-7-12

Towson (2-8) - LeBlanc 3-1-2; Rattet 9-3-1; Turay 0-1-0; Dobratz 6-1-6; Tomasek 12-1-1; Baron 9-5-4; Madden 11-0-3; Totals 50-12-9

Attendance: 81

Time: 1:40