By: by Matt Palisin, Asst. SID
BOXSCORE
BOX SCORE
FREDONIA, N.Y. -- The Fredonia State women's basketball team fell to New Paltz, 61-47, on Saturday afternoon. After an even first half, the Hawks rallied midway through the second half to take control of the game.
Up six, 37-31, four minutes into the second half, the Hawks went on a 12-3 run over the next six minutes to make it 49-34 at the halfway mark. They would hold a double-digit lead the rest of the way.
Fredonia State (8-9, 4-7 SUNYAC) was led by
Becky Hebert's 14 points and 11 from
Liz Wierbinski.
New Paltz (10-8 overall, 8-3 SUNYAC) was led by Maliqua Fisher with 15 points. The Hawks held 53-35 advantage on the boards.
The Devils took an early lead to open the game when
Jenna Austin nailed a three pointer and Wierbinski added a layup to give the Devils a 5-0 advantage.
Fredonia State held the lead until the 10:16 mark following a layup by Fisher to give New Paltz a 13-12 advantage.
From there, New Paltz would go on an 8-1 run to give them their biggest lead of the half, 22-13. The Devils immediately responded with an 8-0 run of their own to cut the lead back to one, 22-21, with 4:38 remaining. New Paltz finished the half with the final six points to give a 28-21 halftime score.
New Paltz's Shanay Bradley led all scorers with 9 points at the intermission. Hebert had 6 to pace the Devils.
The Devils make the trip up to the North Country next weekend, taking on Potsdam and Plattsburgh.
