CORTLAND, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's basketball team opened up State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play at Cortland on Tuesday evening, and fell by a score of 82-61.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Geneseo came out firing on offense, scoring 11 points in just over four minutes on 5-6 shooting from the field. Hannah Stockman and Kerry Dennin carried the strong start, scoring seven and four points, respectively.
• The Red Dragons stepped up their defensive effort to close out the first quarter, only allowing four more points from the Knights and taking a 21-15 lead into the second quarter.
• After extending their lead to 14 points at halftime, Cortland continued to put the pressure on in the second half. Geneseo cut the lead to 11 points in the third quarter, but couldn't close the gap further and the Red Dragons pulled out the 19 point victory.

QUICK FACTS

• Stockman led the offense with 15 points on 6-9 shooting from the field and 3-4 from behind the arc.
• Lauren Romito added a double-double for the Knights with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Dennin also chipped in 10 rebounds with nine points.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Knights will return home on December 2nd and 3rd, to take on Fredonia and Buffalo St., respectively.