GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo sophomore guard Dana Cohan scored a team-high 15 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Knights over visiting Oneonta, 56-46, in a key State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) women's basketball matchup, Friday.

With the victory, Geneseo (18-6, 12-5 SUNYAC) clinched no lower than the fourth seed and a first-round home game for the upcoming SUNYAC Tournament, while a victory over New Paltz on Saturday (2:00 p.m.) in the regular-season finale would bump the Knights up to third place. Either way, Geneseo will host a to-be-determined opponent on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m.

"Turnovers were frustrating for all of us so we'll have to make that more of a focus tomorrow," said head coach Scott Hemer. "With that said, a defensive effort like that can cover up a lot of those mistakes this time of year and there is something to be said for that."

The Knights would jump out to a 17-10 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game that they never trailed. Oneonta (17-7, 11-6 SUNYAC) would close to within one following a 6-0 spurt over the next two-and-a-half minutes, but Geneseo would answer with a 7-0 run of its own, punctuated by an old-fashioned three-point play by junior guard Biz Reinhardt, with 5:37 to play in the half.

A seven-point Knights lead at halftime, 29-22, would quickly turn into a 13-point advantage following a 12-2 outburst by the home team at 16:45. While Geneseo would grow its lead to 15 points, 45-30, at 9:40, the Red Dragons would make it a game with a 13-2 run to get within four, 47-43, with 4:52 remaining in regulation. 

Cohan would score the Knights' next seven point, starting with her third strike from long range at 4:25, before hitting two free throws at 3:41 and a jumper at 2:53 that gave the host team an eight-point cushion, 54-46, that proved insurmountable. 

Junior forward Shannon McGinnis added 10 points and nine rebounds, while sophomore center Allison McKenna was credited with eight points, six rebounds and four blocks. McKenna, who set a program single-season record with 59 blocks during her first-year campaign, is only four blocks shy of the all-time record of 115 established by Melissa Graham '13 a season ago.