PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- The SUNY Oneonta women's basketball team led the whole game in their regular season finale for a 61-51 victory over Plattsburgh State, Saturday afternoon. Senior Olivia Dobrovosky (Skaneateles/Skaneateles) finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals, while junior Jenna Harclerode (Sayville/Sayville) had 13 points, seven boards and two assists. The Red Dragons closed out the regular season 18-7 overall and 13-5 in the SUNYAC, while the Cardinals finished 8-17 on the season and 4-14 in the conference. Following their win, Geneseo's loss to Cortland, and a tie-breaking coin flip, Oneonta clinched themselves the three seed in the tournament.

The Red Dragons got out to a 10-1 start through the first five minutes with six points coming from Harclerode and four from Dobrovosky. A couple three-pointers brought Plattsburgh State back to within three at 3:02, but layups from Dobrovosky and sophomore Amanda Zuntag (Staten Island/Notre Dame Academy) put the Red Dragons up 14-8 after one.  

Freshman Emma Schwarzbeck (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill Senior High School) knocked down a three to extend the lead to 10 with 8:43 to play in the half. The Cardinals closed the gap to within two with 52 seconds left in the period, but sophomore Nadia Brown (Troy/Troy) converted an and-one then a made a midrange jumper to close out the half with the Red Dragons ahead, 28-21.   

A couple putbacks from Dobrovosky and Harclerode, and a jump shot from graduate student Clara Culeton (Oswego/Oswego) from the elbow gave the Red Dragons a 34-21 lead at 7:05. Zuntag, Culeton, and junior Molly Stephens (LaGrange/Arlington) found the net throughout the third to maintain the team's double-digit lead. Harclerode drilled a triple to make it 46-31, however a jump shot from Payton Couture in the closing seconds brought the Cardinals back to within 13 heading into the fourth.  

Dobrovosky and Schwarzbeck both converted three-point plays before Harclerode hit a pair at the line to give the Red Dragons their largest lead of the game, 54-34, with 7:21 to play. Plattsburgh State put together a late run, but could not cut the deficit to single digits as Oneonta gained insurance points with a basket from Culeton and a three-pointer from junior Caitlin Mullin (Rockaway Beach/Xaverian).

Culeton and Schwarzbeck each finished with seven points, Culeton also recorded 13 rebounds while Schwarzbeck tallied three assists.  

Imani Walcott led the Cardinals with 13 points and 13 rebounds.  

Oneonta shot 35.4 percent from the field and grabbed 55 rebounds, while Plattsburgh State shot 25 percent from the floor and totaled 45 rebounds.  

As the three seed in the SUNYAC tournamnet, the Red Dragons will host SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday at 5:30 pm. The winner will head to top-seeded New Paltz and will face Cortland in the semifinals. Read Full Article