ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Rochester's big three of Ally Zywicki, Danielle McNabb, and Loren Wagner combined for 50 points as the Yellowjackets rallied to defeat SUNY Oneonta, 60-55, at the Louis Alexander Palestra on Saturday afternoon.
Zywicki matched her career high with 25 points, 12 coming in the last seven minutes as the Yellowjackets fought back from a eight-point deficit. McNabb had 13 points and five rebounds. Wagner posted her third double-double in four games, getting 12 points and 10 rebounds. She also blocked five shots.
Lythesia Price led Oneonta with 18 points. Alyshia Crawford scored 13 and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Sarah Longto scored five points, grabbed five rebounds, and blocked six shots.
Rochester evened its record at 2-2. The Yellowjackets lost to seventh-ranked Tufts University by four points a week ago, then lost to 13th-ranked Ithaca, 74-61, on Wednesday.
Oneonta is 3-1. The Red Dragons won the Clarkson Tournament a week ago, then defeated Utica in the home opener earlier this week.
A jumper by Price put Oneonta ahead, 47-39, with 9:30 left. The lead was still five, 48-43, when Longto made the second of two free throw attempts. Rochester ran off nine straight points: two free throws by Wagner; back to back layups off steals by Blair Landolfi and Zywicki, and a three-pointer by McNabb from the right of the arc. It was 52-48 Rochester before Oneonta made a final push.
Price sank a three-pointer. Then Bryn Loomis made two free throws and Price made two more to nudge ahead, 55-54, with 1:12 remaining.
Zywicki answered with a three-pointer at the top of the key on a kickout from Wagner. After Oneonta missed, Zywicki made three of four from the line in the last 29 seconds to seal it.
The Red Dragons got balanced scoring in the first half and opened a nine-point lead at the break, 35-26. Crawford scored eight points and Grace Schilling had seven plus three assists. Oneonta hit 43% from the floor (16 of 37). Rochester shot 39% from the floor (11-28) but was victimized on the boards (Oneonta held a 23-14 advantage) and committed nine turnovers. Zywicki had eight points at halftime, McNabb and Wagner six each.
A layup by Longto ended a 9-2 spurt midway through the first half and put Oneonta ahead, 19-8. Crawford's trey kept it at nine, 24-15, with less than seven minutes left. Rochester drew within five twice, the last time on a trey by Zywicki. Schilling and Kelly Mulligan made baskets for the nine-point halftime lead for the visitors.
Notes: Landolfi finished with nine rebounds and five steals, both career highs… Zywicki scored 25 in the midweek loss at Ithaca… Schilling had three steals for Oneonta