GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo junior guard Harrison Dignan tied a career-high with 12 assists and added six points as the Knights defeated State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) foe Oneonta, 91-68, on Saturday afternoon at Schrader Gymnasium. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Knights and Red Dragons traded baskets early on, with Oneonta taking a 19-17 lead with 11:50 remaining in the first half. Dignan assisted each of the Knights first seven made field goals as the two squads battled back and forth. 
• Oneonta took a 34-33 lead with 2:31 to play in the first half, but the Knights responded as sophomore guard Raymond Grabowski drilled a three-pointer to regain the lead. Dignan drilled a pull-up three-pointer as time expired to give Geneseo a 41-34 lead entering the halftime break.
• Dignan opened the second half with another three-pointer, spurring the home team on a 22-9 run to begin the period as the Knights took a 63-43 lead with 12:08 to play. 
• The Knights lead ballooned to 27 points, 72-45, the largest lead of the game, when senior guard Sean Casey sank a pair of free throws with 8:37 to go.
• First-year guard Timothy Giblin sank a three-pointer in the final minutes to give the Knights a 90-63 lead as the squad took the 91-68 victory. 

QUICK FACTS 

• Senior forward Michael Gannon scored a game-high 24 points with 13 rebounds and graduate guard Terrance Nichols tallied 19 points as 12 Knights scored at least two points. 
• Dignan tied a career-high with 12 assists and shot a perfect 2-for-2 from the field to finish with six points. 
• Geneseo shot 11-for-20 (55%) from beyond the arc and 27-for-52 (51.9%) from the floor. The squad improved to 6-0 when shooting 40.0% or better from the floor. 

WHAT'S NEXT? 

The Knights (7-4, 5-0 SUNYAC) will host Brockport on Friday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m.