BOXSCORE GENESEO, N.Y. -- Fredonia State's upset bid ended Tuesday with a 55-52 loss to Geneseo in the first round of the SUNYAC women's basketball tournament.
Geneseo's Dana Cohan knocked down a 3-point basket with 32 seconds left to tie the score, and then another 3-point with 0.9 seconds remaining to break the tie.
The final Blue Devil possession was an long inbound pass to senior
Becky Hebert (Hilton, N.Y.), who caught, turned, and fired from the top of the key. Her shot rimmed out as the final buzzer sounded.
The loss ended the Blue Devils' season at 15-10 while Geneseo, 20-6, advanced to the SUNYAC semifinal round Friday at Platatsburgh.
Down 27-24 at halftime, the No. 6 seed Blue Devils controlled the pace during the early part of the second half and opened a 45-38 lead -- their largest of the game -- on a jumper by freshman point guard
Alexis Cheatham (Lockport, N.Y.) with 7:27 remaining.
They still led by six, 50-44, with 4:29 left following a layup by sophomore forward
Sabrina Macaulay (Newark, N.Y.) before the Blue Knights, seeded No. 3, began their comeback.
Hebert completed her stellar college career with 17 points. She finishes as the Blue Devils' all-time leading scorer with 1,604 points. She also the school record for most points in a season with 538.
Cheatham added 12 points while Macaulay grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds against Geneseo's tall front line.
Fredonia State's other 1,000-point scorer,
Jaimie Warren (Lake View), had nine points in her final collegiate game. She completed her four seasons with 1,122 points, sixth highest in program history. She also finished with 749 rebounds, fourth all-time.
The Blue Devils played down the stretch without starting guard
Brittany LaForce (Weedsport, N.Y.), who left the game with an injury and did not return.
In addition to Hebert and Warren, senior guard
Alicia Mikowicz (Olean, N.Y.) was making her final appearance ina Blue Devil uniform.
