GENESEO, N.Y. – SUNY Geneseo sophomore guard Kara Houppert scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Knights to a 67-56 victory at Oswego in state University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action, Tuesday night.
Senior forward Shannon McGinnis totaled 10 points and 13 rebounds for her 10th double-double of the season while junior forward Allison McKenna added 13 points, five rebounds and four blocks and sophomore guard Bridgit Ryan had 11 points and six rebounds in the win.
"Our rebounding, especially on the offensive end, was the key to tonight's win as we did not shoot the ball well from long-range and were sloppy at times," said head coach Scott Hemer. "We are all really proud of the energy level we had tonight being that it was a Tuesday night road game."
At 15:40, Ryan put back an offensive rebound to give Geneseo an early 12-4 advantage. Just under two minutes later, a lay-up from senior forward Katie Peterson extended the Knights' lead to nine, 16-7.
Leading 18-10 with 12:38 on the clock, Lakers' sophomore guard Mary Mazzella hit a shot from long-range to cut the lead to five. At 7:48, McGinnis made a lay-up put the Knights ahead by double-figures, 28-17.
Oswego (5-13, 3-8 SUNYAC ) responded with a 7-0 run to make it 28-23 at 5:46 but with just under a minute left, another McGinnis lay-up gave Geneseo its largest lead of the half, 36-34, as the Knights took a 36-26 advantage into the break.
After two-straight Lakers buckets to start the second half, Houppert made a lay-up to put the Knights up 38-30 at 17:34. With 14:55 on the clock, a lay-up by senior forward Lea Sobieraskigave the team a 45-35 lead.
Leading 50-41 at 11:58, Geneseo went on a 7-0 run to build a 16-point advantage, 57-41, at the 10:45 mark. An Oswego lay-up from first-year forward Rachael Windhausen made it 61-51 with 2:57 left in regulation while two Lakers free-throws cut the lead to seven, 63-56, at 1:31, but the Knights held on to capture their eighth-straight victory.
Geneseo (14-4, 10-1 SUNYAC) is slated to play Fredonia this Friday at 7:30 p.m. before heading to Buffalo State next Tuesday for a game at 7:30 p.m.