GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's basketball team opened its season on a high note Friday afternoon, as they traveled to RIT and pulled out a 83-68 victory. The Knights used a 49-point second half, where they out-scored the Tigers by 14 points, to help earn the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Knights found themselves in an early hole after RIT opened the game by going 5-5 from the field with four of those shots coming from behind the arc. Trailing 14-0 in just over two minutes of action, Geneseo was able to rally and close out the opening quarter only down three points at 21-18. Ellie Clearwater highlighted the quarter for the Knights with a buzzer-beater three to end the first 10 minutes of play.
• Geneseo kept their momentum going into the second quarter, and once again came up with deep three as time expired. Grace Galgano drained the shot for the Knights at the end of the quarter to make it a 34-33 advantage going into halftime.
• The Knights caught fire in the third quarter, out-scoring the Tigers 24-14 after shooting 58.8 percent from the field. Maggie McGrane drained a pair of threes in the final five minutes to highlight the run for Geneseo as they held an 11-point lead going to the final ten minutes.
• Geneseo left no room for a comeback in the fourth quarter, scoring 25 points and extending the lead to as many as 16 points. The Knights held on for the 83-68 victory to move to 1-0 on the season.

QUICK FACTS:

• Five players reached double digits for the Knights: McGrane (17), Galgano (17), Mackenzie Reigle (15), Kiley Snow (13), Kristin Suydam (12). 
• Galagano and Suydam led the team in rebounding with eight each, while Reigle chipped in six assists.
• Geneseo has now started 1-0 in seven of their last eight seasons.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will host their home-opener on Monday, Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. against Whitman College.