UTICA, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's basketball team played in the programs first Empire 8 contest on Tuesday afternoon at SUNY Poly, and earned a 73-44 victory. The win improves the Knights record to 6-4 on the season, while SUNY Poly falls to 1-8.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Both offenses had a slow start to the game, but a layup from Audrey Hintz three minutes into the action kick started the Geneseo scoring. Later in the first quarter, Hintz capped off a 10-2 start to the game with another layup, and the Knights went on to lead 14-5 after the opening 10 minutes.
• Geneseo's offense kept the momentum rolling into the second quarter, dropping 22 points in the frame to help extend the lead to 36-21 at halftime.
• Kiley Snow scored the first five points of the third quarter for Geneseo, then a three from Grace Galgano pushed the lead to 27 just past the halfway mark of the third quarter. Brianna Beebe capped off a dominant third quarter for the Knights with a layup on the final possession, making it a 55-33 advantage.
• Geneseo kept any hopes of a comeback attempt at bay in the final 10 minutes, and earned the 73-44 win to open conference play.

QUICK FACTS:

• The Knights had four players reach double digits in the contest: Audrey Hintz (12), Brianna Beebe (12), Kiley Snow (11), and Kathleen Birmingham (11).
• Hintz led the team in rebounding while Kristin Suydam chipped in five, and Mackenzie Reigle dished out a game-high six assists.
• Geneseo shot 50 percent from the field in the second half, including 66.67 from behind the arc.

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Knights will continue Empire 8 play this weekend as they travel to Sage on Friday, Jan. 10 and Hartwick on Saturday, Jan. 11.