CORTLAND, N.Y. – New Paltz shot 55 percent from the field and made 10-of-21 3-pointers as the Hawks upset Cortland, 80-74, in SUNYAC men's basketball action.

Nick Paquette connected on 5-of-9 attempts from 3-point range and finished with team highs of 21 points and nine rebounds for the Hawks (3-13, 2-8 SUNYAC), who lost at home to Cortland by 31 points on January 5. Keegan Donovan, a native of Groton just on the outskirts of Cortland, added 20 points and five assists. He made 3-of-5 shots from long distance and 6-of-10 shots overall.

Also for the Hawks, Andrew Seniuk scored 13 points and added seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks, and R.J. Rosa tallied eight points and led the team with seven assists.

Cortland (12-5, 6-4 SUNYAC) was led by Michael Kelly's (Monroe/Burke Catholic) 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting. T.J. Hefele (Greenlawn/Friends Academy) ended with 10 points, while four Red Dragons - Blair Estarfaa (Buffalo/Maryvale), Carrel Joseph (Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Deer Park (NY)), Justin Cooper (Pine Plains/Stissing Mountain) and JP Reagan (Cortland) - scored nine points each. Joseph and Grequan Carter (Queens/Campus Magnet) led the team with five rebounds apiece.

New Paltz made its first three 3-point attempts to take an early 9-1 lead. Cortland eventually fought back and led by three points a few times later in the half, but the Hawks opened up an eight-point lead again later in the period and held a 37-31 halftime advantage.

The New Paltz lead grew to 11 points on a Seniuk layup less than five minutes into the second half, and was still 11 with 8:22 left at 58-47 on a Seniuk jumper. Cortland clawed back to within four points at 65-61 on an Estarfaa 3-pointer with 3:07 on the clock, but Paquette answered with a 3-pointer of his own less than 30 seconds later.

Donovan's 3-pointer with 1:03 left gave the Hawks a 74-65 lead. Hefele hit a 3-pointer with 53 seconds left and, after one New Paltz free throw, Kelly nailed a trey with 25 seconds remaining to make it a four-point game. Rosa hit one foul shot with 23 seconds left, and after Cortland missed a 3-pointer, Paquette put the game away with two free throws at the 15-second mark.

Cortland, currently tied for third in the SUNYAC with Oneonta, will travel to Brockport on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.