Women's Basketball | 2/21/2017 4:01:00 PM
SUNYAC Women's Basketball Tournament / First-Round
Tuesday, February 21, at Cortland, N.Y.
The Teams: Fredonia Blue Devils at Cortland Red Dragons
Records: Fredonia 17-8 overall / 11-7 SUNYAC (#5 seed); Cortland 12-13 overall / 11-7 SUNYAC (#4 seed).
How The Tie Was Broken: It came down to games vs #2 seed New Paltz. Cortland was 2-0 and Fredonia 0-2.
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Earlier This Season: The teams split their previous two games in 2016-17. The Blue Devils won 72-70 in Cortland on Dec. 10, 2016. It marked the first time the Blue Devils have ever won a game on Cortland's home floor.
Jenna Einink had 23 points and
Alexis Cheatham to lead the Blue Devils.
Jacque Law added 11 points and eight assists. Cassidy Chapko led Cortland with 28 points, including 7 three-pointers … The Red Dragons returned the favor Feb. 11 with a 69-63 win at Steele Hall. Chapko had 21 points, Stephanie Rice 17, and Alyssa Crosby for Cortland. Cheatham had 21 and Einink 11 for Fredonia.
Series History: This is the sixth post-season meeting in the series. The Red Dragons have won all five previous meetings, most recently during the 2009-10 season. Cortland won .that game 69-63 … The Red Dragons led the all-time series, 47-7, and are 25-1 on their home floor. Fredonia's lone win at Cortland was earlier this season … Since she took over as head coach, Fredonia's
Linda Hill-MacDonald has a 3-5 record vs. the Red Dragons.
Blue Devils To Watch: Sr. G
Alexis Cheatham leads SUNYAC in eight categories, including scoring (17.0 ppg.) and playmaking (99 assists/4.0 pg.). She's also the conference leader – and No. 3 in the nation – with 96 three-pointers. Her 265 career treys are No. 2 among current active players. She's also No. 2 on Fredonia's all-time scoring list with 1,351 points, trailing just Becky Hebert (1,604; 2010-14) and Cheryl Kindzia (1,370; 2004-08) … Soph. F
Jenna Einink averages 14.1 points and a team-high 7.9 rebounds per game. She leads SUNYAC in FG% (43.8) and in blocked shots per game (1.54). … Jr. G
Jacque Law leads SUNYAC in FT% (81.3).
Upcoming: The tournament moves to Geneseo with a pair of semifinal games. The Fredonia-Cortland winner takes on # 1 Geneseo at 7:30 p.m. Friday, while the winner of tonight's other first-round game -- #6 Brockport at #3 Oneonta – takes on #2 New Paltz at 5:30 p.m.
