Jan 15, 2011
Plattsburgh scored the final six points of the game to hand the Oswego State women's basketball team a 46-42 loss Saturday afternoon in Oswego. The Lakers held a two-point lead with three minutes, but the Cardinals received four points from Kathleen Payne and two points from Lindsey Larivee to grab the win. With the loss, Oswego State dropped to 6-7 overall and 3-3 in the SUNYAC, while Plattsburgh improved to 5-7 overall and 2-4 in the league standings.
In a first half that saw both teams struggle offensively, the
Lakers took a slim 19-18 lead into the locker room courtesy of a
three-point basket by Kirsten Diglio. Meagan
Stover poured in six of Oswego State's points during the
frame.
Early in the second half, the Cardinals put together a 8-1 run
over a five-minute span to gain their largest lead of the game at
32-25 with 12:31 to play. The Lakers immediately answered back
with eight consecutive points on a three-point play by Kayla
Ryan and a jumper and a trey by Lauren
Nunziato to go ahead 33-32 at the midway point of the
stanza.
The squads battled back and forth the rest of the way as the
score was level at 42 points apiece with two minutes to
play. Kathleen Payne scored the go-ahead layup, and assisted
Lindsey Larivee's layup on the next Cardinal possession to make the
score 46-42. Oswego State had opportunities to cut into the
deficit in the final minute as Plattsburgh went 0-for-4 from the
charity stripe, but the Lakers were unable to convert on the
offensive end of the floor.
Ryan paced the Oswego State offense with 11 points off the
bench with Colleen
McCready adding eight points and eight boards. The
Cardinals' Larivee led all scorers with 12 points, while Nora
Campbell ended the contest with ten rebounds and six blocks.
The Lakers out-rebounded Plattsburgh, 48-43, but finished the
game shooting 27.4 percent (17-of-62) from the floor compared to
33.9 percent (21-of-62) for the Cardinals.
Oswego State starts a three-game road trip Friday when it
travels to Geneseo for a 6 p.m. tip-off.