Women’s Basketball (1-3/0-0 SUNYAC)
Nov. 28th vs. Utica College, W 69-58
SUNY Oneonta senior
Madison Slagle (Rome/Rome Catholic) scored a game and season high 23 points last Monday night to lead the Red Dragons to a 69-58 victory over visiting Utica College.
Oneonta led by nine points at halftime due in large part to Slagle scoring 16 of her 22 points in the opening 20 minutes. Slagle hit 7-of-12 shots in the first half including 2-of-5 from behind the arc.
Utica's only run in the game came at the beginning of the second half when they put together a 9-2 run to cut Oneonta's lead to 37-35. A three-point basket capped the run.
Back-to-back three-point baskets by Slagle and classmate
Samantha Szkotak (New York Mills/New York Mills) fueled a 20-1 door-closing run over the next 10 minutes that put the game out of reach for Utica. Szkotak finished the contest with 17 points and six rebounds.
The Red Dragons blocked nine shots in the game led by 6'3” freshman
Sarah Longto(Kingston/Kingston), who had seven. The seven blocks was the most recorded by a women's player since 2000.
Men’s Basketball (1-3/0-0 SUNYAC)
Nov. 28th vs. Utica College, L 65-74
Despite having three players in double figures, the SUNY Oneonta men's basketball team fell at home to visiting Utica last Monday night 74-65.
Junior
Cameron Boyden (Vestal/Vestal) and freshman
Frankie Kelly (Brewster/Catholic) each scored 13 points to lead the Red Dragons. Senior
Lukas Slivinsky (Brewster/Brewster) added 10 points.
Trailing 43-40 at the 13:48 mark of the second half, the Pioneers put together an 18-6 run over the next nine minutes to seize control of the contest.
The Red Dragons were in command at the break, leading 32-18. Neither team shot particularly well during the opening half, but Oneonta made four, three-point baskets including three Kelly.
Nov. 30th at Skidmore, L 52-62
The Oneonta men’s basketball team dropped it’s third game of the young season on the road to Skidmore last Wednesday evening, 52-62.
The Thoroughbreds got off to a hot start and the Red Dragons tied the game at 10 a piece with 9:03 left in the first half but could not maintain the momentum as Skidmore pulled away. Skidmore led by 9 points at halftime.
The Red Dragons tried to make a comeback late in the second half, trailing by 8 with under two minutes to play in the game, but they were unable to get any closer.
Sophomore
Kevin Donahue (South Glens Falls/South High) led all scorers with 14 points, including a perfect 3 for 3 from the line. Slivinsky added 13 points and 3 blocked shots. Boyden and Kelly each had 7 rebounds for the Red Dragons.
