CANTON, N.Y. - Kortney McCarthy (Peru, N.Y./Peru) exploded for a game-high 25 points as she led the Plattsburgh State women's basketball team to an overtime win on the road over SUNY Canton. McCarthy was efficient in all aspects, going 7-13 from the floor, 3-4 from three, and 8-9 from the line. 

First-years Jaden Wilson (Johnstown, N.Y./Johnstown) and Imani Walcott (Albany, N.Y./Albany) each add double-figure scoring efforts with Wilson dropping a career-high 12 points, while Walcott added 10. Payton Couture(Redford, N.Y./Saranac) stuffed the stat sheet, contributing 10 points, eight boards, five assists, and two steals in the team's non-conference win. Samantha Dayter led the Roos with 16 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double performance in the loss. 

Each team had similar shooting nights, with Plattsburgh shooting 34.4% from the floor and the Roos shooting 35.4% overall. Each team knocked down just four three-pointers, and each shot 60% from the line, as Plattsburgh went 24-37 from the stripe and Canton was 16-25. 

Plattsburgh rises to 3-2 with the win and will next play Potsdam after Thanksgiving break, opening SUNYAC play with a Nov. 29 date against the Bears. The SUNY Canton Roos fall to 2-3 with the loss and will next play Bryant and Stratton College Syracuse on Monday, Nov. 21. 

Despite the Roos taking an eight-point lead early in the first quarter, Plattsburgh came back to make the rest of the first half a tight battle, as neither team would secure more than a two-possession lead. Canton was able to knock down a three in the closing seconds to break a tie, giving the Roos a 33-30 lead heading into halftime.

In the third period, the Plattsburgh offense erupted, outscoring Canton 24-9 to take a 12-point lead into the fourth quarter. In the third quarter, six straight points from Walcott stretched the team's lead to five, and a three-pointer later from McCarthy followed by a Couture layup put the team up nine. McCarthy concluded the quarter with a buzzer-beating shot, putting her team up 54-42 heading into the fourth. 

The fourth quarter saw the Canton defense turn up another level, holding the Cards to just seven points over the final 10 minutes of regulation. A layup from Kathy Peterson-Ross (Lake  Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) put the Cards up 60-48 at the 6:59 mark. From then on, the Cards only mustered one point, as the Roos finished the game on a 13-1 run to tie the game. With the Cardinals ip two with over 30 seconds to go, Joie Culkin of Canton was fouled and knocked both free throws to tie the game. Plattsburgh's attempt at the buzzer was no good, and the game was pushed into overtime. 

McCarthy continued her excellent game in the extra period, scoring seven of the team's 11 points in overtime to help Plattsburgh get distance from Canton and secure the win. The Cardinals were able to build their overtime lead all through free throws, with the team going 8-10 in the period. The first bucket of overtime for the Cardinals was the dagger as McCarthy hit a three-pointer to put her team up eight with 16 seconds to go and give her team the win.