A third quarter that saw SUNY Oneonta outscore host Oswego, 16-9, proved to be the difference in an otherwise statistically even game allowed the Red Dragons to defeat the Lakers 46-38. The win was the second straight for Oneonta and pushed its record to 6-2 overall and 2-1 in the SUNYAC while the loss for Oswego dropped them to 2-6 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
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After a layup by Courtney Emeele tied the score at 22 apiece, Oneonta created some breathing room with an 11-1 spurt that gave them a 10-point lead midway through the third period. Sophomore
Olivia Allrich (Ballston Spa/Ballston Spa) and junior
Madeline Frank (Syracuse/Jamesville-Dewitt) led the burst with five points and four points respectively.
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The Lakers hit back-to-back threes to get back to within four points, but Oneonta closed the quarter with five unanswered capped with a three-pointer by freshman
Maya Bernsley (Monroe/Monroe Woodbury). The Red Dragons took a 38-29 lead into the final period.
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Oswego scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to get to within four points once again, but Oneonta countered with an 8-1 run that put the game out of reach for the Lakers with 31 seconds remaining in the game.
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The Red Dragons struggled early falling behind 11-4 through the first seven minutes of the opening period. Oneonta then caught fire and got a boost off the bench from sophomore
Casey Hayes (New Hyde Park/Sewanhaka), tying the score at 13 apiece at the end of the first quarter. Hayes scored four of her seven points in the final three minutes and led the reserves tonight.
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Junior
Madeline Frank (Syracuse/Jamesville-Dewitt) was the high scorer for Oneonta tonight with 10 points to go with seven rebounds. She also had three assists, two steals and a block.
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Oneonta will travel to defending SUNYAC champion New Paltz this Saturday for its final conference game of the semester beginning at 1pm.
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