A 40-point second half by the SUNY Oneonta women's basketball erased a two-point halftime deficit, as the Red Dragons prevailed at home today against Brockport 64-48.  Junior Caysea Cohen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) led the second half surge scoring 15 of her team high 18 points in the half.
 
After shaking off some early cobwebs where Oneonta (8-3, 3-2 SUNYAC) fell behind early 6-0, the Red Dragons began to settle in.  A lay up by sophomore Sara DiPasquale (Buffalo, NY/Cardinal O'Hara) at the 12:14 mark got Oneonta to within two points at 13-11.
 
Brockport (2-8, 0-3 SUNYAC) countered with a quick five points capped by a three-pointer from freshman Alyssa Rusinko.
 
Back-to-back jumpers by freshman Jillian Davis (Queensbury/Queensbury) tied the game at 20 apiece at the 4:25 mark.  Davis finished the game with six points off the bench, as Oneonta's reserves outscored Brockport's 24-6.
 
The Golden Eagles took a 26-24 lead into halftime led by junior Olivia Suhr's 13 points.  Suhr led all scorers in the contest with 21 points.
 
Back-to-back baskets by DiPasquale and a three by Cohen capped a 10-0 run that gave Oneonta the lead for good six minutes into the second half.  The Red Dragons put the game away with an 11-0 run late in the game.
 
Junior Lyteshia Price (Liverpool/Liverpool) was the other Red Dragon in double figures today with 10 points.  She also collected a career high seven steals.
 
DiPasquale led Oneonta's reserves with seven points.
 
Oneonta will be back in action again this coming Thursday at home versus New Paltz beginning at 6pm.
 
Newspaper Box Score
Brockport vs SUNY Oneonta
 
SUNY ONEONTA 64, BROCKPORT 48
 
BROCKPORT (2-8, 0-3 SUNYAC)
SUHR, Olivia 10-24 0-0 21; PIKE, Marissa 4-15 1-2 11; WELCH, Faith 0-2 4-4 4; CUNNINGHAM, Erin 1-6 1-2 3; GREFFRATH, Katlynn 1-2 0-0 3; RUSINKO, Alyssa 1-3 0-0 3; YACOVONI, Lisa 1-2 0-0 3; BARR, Tanisha 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-54 6-8 48.
 
SUNY ONEONTA (8-4, 3-2 SUNYAC)
COHEN, Caysea 5-10 5-5 18; PRICE, Lyteshia 3-7 2-2 10; ADAMS, Cara 3-6 0-0 8; DIPASQUALE, Sara 3-4 1-2 7; DAVIS, Jillian 3-3 0-2 6; HARRISON, Tyra 2-8 0-0 4; LISIKATOS, Samantha 1-3 0-0 3; SPECTOR, Brianna 1-4 0-0 2; LOOMIS, Bryn 1-3 0-2 2; LONGTO, Sarah 1-4 0-0 2; CARISEO, Caitlin 1-1 0-0 2; POLLETTA, Kathryn 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 24-53 8-14 64.
 
3-point goals--Brockport 6-17 (PIKE, Marissa 2-5; RUSINKO, Alyssa 1-2; GREFFRATH, Katlynn 1-2; SUHR, Olivia 1-5; YACOVONI, Lisa 1-1; CUNNINGHAM, Erin 0-1; WELCH, Faith 0-1), SUNY Oneonta 8-19 (COHEN, Caysea 3-4; PRICE, Lyteshia 2-5; ADAMS, Cara 2-4; LISIKATOS, Samantha 1-2; SPECTOR, Brianna 0-2; HARRISON, Tyra 0-2).
Fouled out--Brockport-PIKE, Marissa, SUNY Oneonta-None.
Rebounds--Brockport 39 (SUHR, Olivia 10), SUNY Oneonta 31 (LONGTO, Sarah 5).
Assists--Brockport 9 (WELCH, Faith 3; CUNNINGHAM, Erin 3), SUNY Oneonta 16 (LOOMIS, Bryn 4). Total fouls--Brockport 13, SUNY Oneonta 14.
Technical fouls--Brockport-None, SUNY Oneonta-TEAM.
A-82