GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's basketball team earned a convincing semifinal victory, 72-54, over third-seeded St. John Fisher in Schrader Gym on Wednesday evening. The Knights improve to 21-6 on the season and will advance to the Empire 8 championship game at Brockport on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Knights controlled the game from the opening tip, never trailing in the contest after taking a 2-0 lead on the opening possession with a jump shot from Kristin Suydam. A few possessions later, Geneseo went on a 10-0 run spurred by eight points from Grace Galgano to go ahead 12-2.
• Geneseo maintained the double-digit lead heading to the second quarter, ahead by a score of 21-11. Maggie McGrane helped the Knights quickly go ahead by 17 points after knocking down a three, but the Cardinals had the final answer before halftime, going on an 8-0 run to cut the lead down to eight at 39-31.
• Geneseo did not allow any momentum to be carried into the third quarter by the Cardinals, holding them to just one point of offense for nearly seven minutes. The 14-1 run to open the second half was highlighted by a balanced attack from the Knights with six different players scoring.
• Leading by 17 points heading to the final 10 minutes, Geneseo never let St. John Fisher pull the score closer than 14 points as they closed out a 72-54 semifinal victory.

QUICK FACTS:

• The Knights had three players record a double-double in the game. Galgano scored a team-high 20 points while bringing in 11 rebounds, Audrey Hintz tacked on 15 points with a team-high 12 rebounds, and Mackenzie Reigle tallied 12 assists to go along with 11 points.
• Geneseo shot 50.9 percent from the field, while limiting the Cardinals to 25.4 percent.
• The Knights recorded 42 points in the paint, compared to 18 from St. John Fisher.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will head to Brockport on Saturday, March 1, with the time TBD. Stay tuned to geneseoknights.com for updates.