Box Score

Freshman Phoebe Byrnes (Binghamton, NY/Binghamton) and junior Kelly Grinnell (Auburn, NY/Auburn) both reached double figures but The College at Brockport Women's basketball team fell behind in the second half in a loss at Geneseo, 67-50.

Byrnes scored nine of her 12 points in the first half as the Golden Eagles kept the game interesting in the first 20 minutes. Grinnell sank a three-point right off the bat to get things going for Brockport. Geneseo grabbed the lead early, but never lead by more than seven. With 4:55 to play, Byrnes sank her only three-point shot of the night to bring Brockport within two, 23-21. The Golden Eagles went into halftime trailing by just six, 33-27.

After a Geneseo basket, Brockport scored five straight points to open the second half to bring the score to 35-32 in favor of the Blue Knights. Brockport continued to battle, but Geneseo pulled ahead. The Blue Knights went on a 21-4 run that sealed the game.

Grinnell finished the game with 10 points and sank two of her three point attempts on the night. As a team, Brockport hit six of 13 shots from behind the arc and went 8-11 from the free throw line.

Brockport continues State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play this weekend as the Golden Eagles travel to New Paltz on Friday night and  Oneonta on Saturday afternoon.