The visiting New Paltz Hawks hit 11 three-pointers en route to a 64-53 road win tonight against the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons in SUNYAC women's action.  New Paltz (8-5, 4-2 SUNYAC) drained 11-of-22 from behind the arc while holding a 44-36 advantage off the glass.
 
New Paltz took the lead for good at the 16:09 mark of the second half when Shannan Walker made a jumper.  Oneonta (8-5, 3-3 SUNYAC) tied the game three more times, but couldn't grab the lead, as the Hawks continued to pull away over the final 10 minutes of the game.
 
Oneonta had two players reach double figures tonight led by junior Caysea Cohen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) who scored 16 points.  Classmate Lyteshia Price (Liverpool/Liverpool) added 10 points and seven rebounds.
 
The Hawks were led by sophomore Kit Small who scored 15 points while freshman Sydney Pinn added 13 points on 4-of-5 from long range.
 
The first half was all about runs, as the two teams exchanged the lead four times during the opening twenty minutes.
 
After an early 5-2 lead for Oneonta, New Paltz scored a quick six points to go ahead 8-5.  Junior Goldie Harrison converted a layup for the Hawks.
 
Junior Lyteshia Price (Liverpool/Liverpool) made a layup for Oneonta to make it 8-7, but the Hawks ran off five straight to take a 13-7 lead at the 14:24 mark.
 
Oneonta regained the lead, 16-15, on a layup by junior Caysea Cohen (Stony Brook/Ward Melville) that capped a 7-2 spurt.  New Paltz countered with a 9-0 run to take a 24-16 lead before the Red Dragons stormed back with an 8-0 run to tie the score at 24 apiece with 4:08 remaining in the half.
 
Oneonta scored the final six points of the half, which included a three-pointer by freshman Samantha Lisikatos (Cold Spring/Haldane) to end the half, as the Red Dragons took a 30-27 lead into the break.
 
Oneonta will be off until next Friday when they travel west to Buffalo to take on the Buffalo State Bengals.  Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30pm.
 
Newspaper Box Score
NEW PALTZ 64, SUNY ONEONTA 53
 
NEW PALTZ (8-5, 4-2 SUNYAC)
SMALL, Kit 6-10 1-2 15; PINN, Sydney 4-6 1-2 13; RIVERA, Christine 2-2 1-2 7; AMES, Colleen 1-7 4-7 7; WALKER, Shannan 3-7 0-0 6; BRYANT, Jasmine 2-4 0-0 5; HARRISON, Goldie 1-5 2-4 4; RIEFENHAUSER, Ashley 1-4 0-0 3; HALL, Norvonee 1-7 1-2 3; STUART, Laura 0-9 1-2 1; IRBY, Courtney 0-1 0-0 0; VOLPE, Stephanie 0-2 0-0 0; CAMPBELL, Tanysha 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-64 11-21 64.
 
SUNY ONEONTA (8-5, 3-2 SUNYAC)
COHEN, Caysea 6-10 3-4 16; PRICE, Lyteshia 4-12 1-1 10; HARRISON, Tyra 1-2 6-7 9; LONGTO, Sarah 3-6 1-4 7; LISIKATOS, Samantha 2-8 0-1 4; ADAMS, Cara 1-3 0-0 3; LOOMIS, Bryn 1-3 0-1 2; DIPASQUALE, Sara 1-1 0-0 2; CARISEO, Caitlin 0-1 0-0 0; SPECTOR, Brianna 0-0 0-0 0; POLLETTA, Kathryn 0-0 0-0 0; DAVIS, Jillian 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-46 11-18 53.
 
3-point goals--New Paltz 11-22 (PINN, Sydney 4-5; SMALL, Kit 2-3; RIVERA, Christine 2-2; AMES, Colleen 1-4; BRYANT, Jasmine 1-1; RIEFENHAUSER, Ashley 1-3; STUART, Laura 0-1; HALL, Norvonee 0-1; WALKER, Shannan 0-2), SUNY Oneonta 4-12 (HARRISON, Tyra 1-1; PRICE, Lyteshia 1-4; COHEN, Caysea 1-3; ADAMS, Cara 1-2; LISIKATOS, Samantha 0-2).
Fouled out--New Paltz-None, SUNY Oneonta-LOOMIS, Bryn.
Rebounds--New Paltz 44 (STUART, Laura 8), SUNY Oneonta 36 (LOOMIS, Bryn 9).
Assists--New Paltz 10 (WALKER, Shannan 3), SUNY Oneonta 13 (PRICE, Lyteshia 4).
Total fouls--New Paltz 18, SUNY Oneonta 21.
Technical fouls--New Paltz-None, SUNY Oneonta-None.
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