GENESEO, N.Y. – The College at Brockport women's basketball team picked up their sixth win of the season Saturday afternoon in a close battle with neighboring SUNY Geneseo. This is the first time that the Golden Eagles have secured a win over the Knights since the Spring of 2016.
Game Info:
Results: Brockport 63, Geneseo 56
Location: The Carl Schrader Gymnasium | Geneseo, N.Y.
Records: Brockport 6-9 (3-5 SUNYAC), Geneseo 12-3 (5-3 SUNYAC)
Highlights:
- Saturday's contest was a true collective for the Golden Eagles offensively, with nine different players recording an offense.
- The Green and Gold maintained a reachable distance behind the Knights in the first half, trailing by only two points through the first 20 minutes.
- The third quarter provided the resurgence the Golden Eagles needed to push past the Knights, sinking 15 points to the Knights nine.
- The two teams battled through the final minutes, recording five different tied scores and seven different lead changes.
- The Golden Eagles depth proved useful against the Knights with their two leading scorers coming off the bench and combining for 23 points. As a whole, the team recorded 31 total bench points, accounting for nearly half of the team's total.
- In total, the Green and Gold capitalized on 12 points off turnovers and 17 points on fast break opportunities.
- Erin Radack and Bailey Pratt were both lights out from the perimeter; Radack sinking three of six and Pratt two of three.
- Radack led the night with 13 points, three assists, two blocks and a steal while also shooting a perfect 4-4 from the free throw line.
- Pratt followed suit with 10 total points on the night while also sinking all four attempts at the line.
- Julianna Taylor and Serena Sordetto were essential on the boards for the Green and Gold, each pulling down six rebounds while accounting for 16 total points.
- The Golden Eagles closed out the day shooting 38.5% from the floor, 45% from three and 87.5% from the line.
- When the going got tough, the Green and Gold stepped up to the plate, recording their strongest offensive performance in the fourth quarter where they shot 50% (4-8) from the floor, 66.67% (9-20) from three and 80% (8-10) from the line.
- With the win over the number three team in the conference, the Golden Eagles made a strong jump on the leaderboard, ranking fifth overall.
Up Next: The Golden Eagles will head back to the Buffalo area on Tuesday for a matchup with the Bengals from Buffalo State at 5:30 p.m. before bringing their efforts back home.