PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - The Plattsburgh State women's basketball team was defeated on Saturday afternoon by the Geneseo Knights, falling 84-34 in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action. The team could not find any offensive rhythm in the game, shooting just 16.7% from the field and 15.6% from deep. 

Izzy Wilbur (Red Creek, N.Y./Red Creek) followed up her career-high performance on Friday night with 12 points to lead the Plattsburgh scorers. The sophomore guard connected on three triples and also had one steal over 26 minutes of action. For the Knights, Hannah Stockman had a game-high 20 points while both Kerry Dennin and Lauren Romito posted double-doubles, each finishing with 10 rebounds, as well as 15 and 11 points, respectively. 

While Plattsburgh struggled to connect on shots from the field, Geneseo was able to get high-percentage looks throughout, shooting exactly 50% from the floor. The Knights dominated the interior, outrebounding Plattsburgh 55-36 while outscoring them 50-8 in the paint. 

The Cardinals fall to 6-11 overall and now find themselves at 2-8 in conference play. For their next matchup, the Cards will travel to Oswego on Jan. 27, playing the Lakers at 5:30 p.m. Geneseo rises to 11-5 with the win and is 6-3 in league play this season. They will make a midweek trip to Buffalo State on Jan. 31 for their next matchup, taking on the Bengals at 5:30 p.m.

From the outset, the game leaned all Knights, as they outscored Plattsburgh 23-2, going on a 28-0 run in a span that last the majority of the first quarter into the second period. Plattsburgh ended the run with a Wilbur three-pointer, finding a little bit of offensive rhythm in the quarter to put 13 points on the scoreboard heading into the half. Geneseo, however, continued their efficient and dominant scoring inside, shooting 62.5% from the field, grabbing a 51-13 halftime lead.

In the third, Plattsburgh played closely with the Knights, as they were outscored by just one point in the third quarter. In the period, Wilbur get the scoring going for the Cards, knocking down two triples, while Kathy Peterson-Ross (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) also knocked down a three for Plattsburgh. In the fourth, the Cards were able to get contributions from KoreeStillwell (Au Sable Forks, N.Y./AuSable Valley) and Misa Dowdell (Far Rockaway, N.Y./Scholars Academy) with Stillwell knocking down a late three and Dowdell scoring on a midrange shot.