By: by Matt Palisin, Asst. SID
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FREDONIA, N.Y. – The Fredonia State women's basketball team fell to SUNYAC-leading Oneonta, 62-55, in Steele Hall on Friday. The Devils pulled within four points late, but could not break through for the win.
Oneonta held a 32-22 lead at the half. Fredonia State's
Becky Hebert led all scorers with 11 points. Samantha Szotak and Alyshia Crawford led Oneonta with 8 each.
Oneonta held the lead the entire second half. The Devils did get within four points of the lead three times, the last time with 2:09 left to play.
Down 54-46,
Jaimie Warren and
Jenna Austin connected on jumpers on consecutive possessions to make it 54-50.
From there, the Devils began to foul to nurse the clock. Oneonta's final eight points all came from the free-throw line.
The Devils (8-8 overall, 4-6 SUNYAC) received 22 points from Hebert, 14 from Austin and 11 from Warren. Austin and Warren led the team with 9 rebounds each. Warren was one board short of her third-straight double-double.
Nicole Calbi added 6 assists.
Fredonia State held a 45-32 rebound advantage. They outscored the Red Dragons 34-30 in the second half.
Oneonta got 18 apiece from Madison Slagle and Samantha Szotak. They improved to 10-5 and 9-1 in the conference.
The Devils play host to New Paltz at 2 p.m. Saturday.
