Oswego senior Kari Kipper scored a game high 23 points in leading the Lakers to a 56-52 road win tonight against SUNY Oneonta.  The hosts were led by junior Grace Schilling (Northport/Northport), who had a collegiate best 20 points.

The win for the Lakers pushes its overall record to 10-1 while remaining perfect in the SUNYAC at 4-0.  The loss drops the Red Dragons to 4-8 overall and 1-4 in conference play.

Oswego's largest lead in the second half came after back-to-back three-point baskets, which gave the Lakers a 51-45 lead with 8:16 to go in the contest.  The Lakers didn't score another field goal until the 1:09 mark when junior Lauren Nunziato made a jumper to give Oswego a 53-49 lead.

Despite the cold shooting by the visitors, Oneonta wasn't able to take advantage as they shot only 23 percent in the second half and went five minutes without a field goal themselves until Schilling hit a three-pointer to cut the lead back to 55-52 with 14 seconds to go.

Oneonta had one of its best halves of the season despite trailing by a basket at halftime 32-30.  The Red Dragons shot an even 50 percent from the floor led by Schilling, who was 5-for-7.  Schilling scored a team high 11 points in the opening stanza.

Kipper hit six of her first eight shots to score 14 of Oswego's first 19 points.  She hit her first three shots of the game including a pair from behind the arc.  The Lakers converted five of 16 from three-point range in the first 20 minutes.

Oneonta trailed 22-10 at the 11:20 of the first half before putting together a 10-2 run capped by a layup by Kelly Mulligan (Pearl River/Pearl River) to cut the lead back to a pair.  The Red Dragons battled all the way back to take a 30-28 lead on a layup by Alyshia Crawford (Oxford/Oxford) with 2:05 remaining in the first half.

Sophomore Sarah Longto (Kingston/Kingston) added 11 points for Oneonta tonight while freshman Lyteshia Price (Liverpool/Liverpool) grabbed a game high 11 boards.

Nunziato and senior Meagan Stover both scored 11 points for the Lakers.

Oneonta will be home again on Saturday as they host undefeated New Paltz at 2pm.