The SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team ran into a hot-shooting SUNY Geneseo squad this afternoon, as they fell to the Blue Knights 83-68.  The loss for the Red Dragons drops them to a game below the .500 mark to 8-9 overall and 5-5 in the SUNYAC while Geneseo raises its record to 13-2 overall and 7-1 in conference play.

The Blue Knights finished the game shooting 55 percent from the floor (30-55) and had three players reach double figures.  Senior Connor Fedge led all scorers in the game with 27 points, which included 11-of-13 from the charity stripe.  Junior Gordon Lyons contributed 21 points on 10-for-13 shooting, and senior Thomas Decker added 11 points.

Oneonta was led by freshman Mikey McElroy (Saratoga Springs/Saratoga Springs), who scored 20 points while grabbing a team high eight boards.  Junior Zach Mager (New City/Clarkstown South) contributed 10 points and six rebounds.

Oneonta made a couple of runs in the second half after trailing 44-38 at the break.  A McElroy three-point play at the 17:07 mark of the second half got the Red Dragons to within three points at 49-46.  Geneseo countered with a 15-1 run over the next five minutes to push its lead to 17 points at 64-47.

Oneonta made one final push over the next four minutes and a three-pointer by McElroy closed the gap to 70-58 with 8:19 remaining in the contest.  The Blue Knights answered back with 11 unanswered points to take its largest lead of the game at 81-58 with 4:43 to go.

Oneonta came out with a hot hand early in the game, as they jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the first two minutes.  The Red Dragons pushed it to seven points on a three by senior Dan Lee (Ballston Lake/Shenendehowa) at the 14:27 mark.

Geneseo battled back to take a 19-18 lead on a layup by James McKenna.  The Red Dragons countered with six unanswered to gain the lead back at 24-19 with 7:13 to go in the opening half.

After Geneseo came back to tie the game at 24 apiece, the two teams exchanged the lead for a few minutes before the Blue Knights pulled away for a six-point halftime advantage.

Oneonta will be at Plattsburgh for their next contest this upcoming Friday night beginning at 8pm.

Newspaper Box Score
SUNY GENESEO 83, SUNY ONEONTA 69

SUNY GENESEO (13-2/7-1 SUNYAC) Connor Fedge 8-14 11-13 27; Gordon Lyons 10-13 1-2 21; Thomas Decker 4-7 0-0 11; Devon Anderson 4-5 0-1 8; Matt Curry 2-5 3-4 8; James McKenna 2-8 2-2 7; Jonathan Cohen 0-0 1-2 1; Billy Burns 0-0 0-0 0; Jordan Jones 0-1 0-1 0; Kevin Zabransky 0-0 0-0 0; Connor Keenan 0-2 0-0 0; Andy Drescher 0-0 0-0 0; Jack Eisenberg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-55 18-25 83.

SUNY ONEONTA (8-8/5-5 SUNYAC)
McELROY, Mikey 5-15 7-9 20; MAGER, Zach 4-13 1-3 10; DIGNAN, Jack 3-6 0-0 9; WILLIAMS, Kareem 4-6 1-2 9; THOMSEN, Seth 2-6 1-1 6; LEE, Dan 2-5 0-0 6; ZUVIC, Jackson 2-4 0-0 4; MASSARONI, Grant 1-2 1-1 3; BRINK, Larry 1-1 0-0 2; MAGER, Tyler 0-1 0-0 0; COLEMAN, Lawrence 0-0 0-0 0; LEVIN, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0; SMITH, Amir 0-0 0-0 0; HOOKS, Chris 0-1 0-0 0; SEGARRA, Nick 0-3 0-0 0; FORD, Jeremiah 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-63 11-16 69.

3-point goals--SUNY Geneseo 5-12 (Thomas Decker 3-4; James McKenna 1-4; Matt Curry 1-3; Connor Keenan 0-1), SUNY Oneonta 10-25 (DIGNAN, Jack 3-4; McELROY, Mikey 3-6; LEE, Dan 2-5; MAGER, Zach 1-3; THOMSEN, Seth 1-3; HOOKS, Chris 0-1; SEGARRA, Nick 0-1; MASSARONI, Grant 0-1; ZUVIC, Jackson 0-1).
Fouled out--SUNY Geneseo-None, SUNY Oneonta-MASSARONI, Grant.
Rebounds—SUNY Geneseo 32 (Gordon Lyons 9), SUNY Oneonta 38 (McELROY, Mikey 8).
Assists--SUNY Geneseo 13 (Connor Fedge 3; Gordon Lyons 3), SUNY Oneonta 14 (McELROY, Mikey 4; LEE, Dan 4).
Total fouls--SUNY Geneseo 15, SUNY Oneonta 20.
Technical fouls--SUNY Geneseo-None, SUNY Oneonta-None.
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