Brockport Falls Late to Fredonia 68-61

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Freshman Hannah Rehbaum (Cheektowaga, NY/Sacred Heart) led three Golden Eagles into double figures scoring with 13 points but a late run by Fredonia led to a Blue Devils 68-61 victory Tuesday night in a State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) game in the Jim and John Vlogianitis Gymnasium in Brockport.

Brockport (5-5 overall, 1-2 SUNYAC) took a 58-53 lead with 5:51 left in the second half on a 3-pointer by Rehbaum but Fredonia (7-4, 2-3) the next eight straight points over the next three minutes to take a 62-58 lead at the 2:08 mark.

Rehbaum connected on 1-of-2 free throws to make it a three-point game but the Blue Devils connected on free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

The Golden Eagles shot nearly 50% from the field in the first half hitting 14-of-30 attempts and went into the halftime intermission with a 31-31 tie. The largest lead of the opening half was five points after freshman point guard Faith Welch (Albany, NY/Catholic Central) converted a fast break layup four minutes into the game for an 11-6 Brockport lead.

Fredonia battled back and had a four point lead midway through the half and the teams traded the lead back-and-forth over the remainder of the first half.

In the second half, Anna Feller (Voorheesville, NY/Voorheesville) scored a layup three minutes into the period to give Brockport a six-point advantage and three minutes later, Rehbaum hit a 3-pointer for a seven-point lead.

Lisa Yacovoni (Endwell, NY/Maine-Endwell) hit one of her two 3-pointers at the 12:14 mark extending the Brockport lead to 10 points at 49-39.

A 6-0 run over the next minute trimmed the lead back to four points and Fredonia tied the game at 53-53 with 6:48 to play.

Feller hit a layup and Rehbaum connected on her 3-pointer for the Brockport five-point advantage before the final Fredonia run.

Feller and Alexandra Marshall (Manorville, NY/Eastport-South Manor) each scored 12 points and Welch finished with eight assists and four steals for the Golden Eagles. Erin Cunningham (Marlboro, NY/Marlboro) led Brockport with 10 rebounds as the Golden Eagles outrebounded Fredonia 49-32.