GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's basketball team improved to 4-0 in Empire 8 action on Tuesday evening, traveling to Elmira and earning a 56-40 victory. The win also improves the Knights to 10-3 on the season, while the Soaring Eagles fall to 7-6 and 2-2 in the conference.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first quarter was closely contested, with the score being tied three times including with under two minutes to go in the quarter after a three-point shot by Elmira. Maggie McGrane gave Geneseo the lead with under a minute left to play by knocking down a jumping, making it 15-13 heading to the second quarter.
- The Soaring Eagles quickly jumped ahead by three points in the second, but the Knights responded with a 12-3 scoring run to make it a six-point lead at 27-21. Elmira battled back as the half came to a close, converting a layup with six seconds left to cut the lead down to two points.
- The Knights took control of the game in the third quarter, with Grace Galgano and Sofia Vasselman knocking down a pair of three's early to help extend the lead to 11 points. Offensive rebound put-backs by Audrey Hintz and Ellie Clearwater in the closing minutes helped Geneseo extend the lead to 13 points by the end of the quarter.
- Geneseo's defense continued to stifle Elmira in the fourth quarter, holding the home team to just 14 points in the entire second half as they held on for the convincing 56-40 victory.
QUICK FACTS:
- McGrane led the offensive effort with 17 points, while Galgano chipped in 12 points and nine rebounds.
- The Geneseo defense limited Elmira to just 28.6 percent shooting from the field and 26.1 percent from three.
- The Knights have now won their last five matchups against Elmira and hold a 22-8 advantage all-time.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will continue their road trip this weekend, heading to SUNY Poly on Friday and Utica on Saturday.
