GENESEO, N.Y. -- The Geneseo Knights gave Fredonia its first conference loss of the season, downing the Devils, 76-53, on Tuesday evening. Alexis Cheatham (Lockport, N.Y. / Lockport) led the Devils with 16 points and Sabrina Macaulay (Newark, N.Y. / Newark) had 10. Jenna Einink (Mayville, N.Y. / Chautauqua Lake) finished with nine points and a team-high five rebounds.

Fredonia falls to 2-1 in the SUNYAC and 7-3 overall. Geneseo improves to 6-2 overall. It was the first conference game of the season for the Knights.

With the game tied 19-all at the 6:04 mark of the second quarter, Geneseo took control of the game. They would close out the half on an 18-4 run to take a 37-23 lead into the locker room.

The teams played an even third quarter, scoring 15 apiece with Geneseo maintaining the 14-point advantage.

Geneseo opened the final frame with the first six points to up its lead to twenty, 58-38, essentially putting the game away.

The Devils turned in a solid statistical effort on defense, generating 26 turnovers and 14 steals. Jamie Curry (Ransomville, N.Y. / Wilson) led the team with four steals. The Devils had only 11 turnovers and allowed Geneseo just four steals.

Geneseo made up the difference on the boards, outrebounding the Devils 53-22. The Devils were also slowed by shooting 27 percent from the floor, while Geneseo connected on 55 percent of its field goals. Both teams shot well from the line -- Fredonia was 13 of 19 while Geneseo was nine of 12.

The Devils are back on the road this weekend, traveling to Potsdam and Plattsburgh for a pair of SUNYAC contests.