Boxscore and Play-by-Play

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.--Senior co-captain Taylor Amarando registered a double-double with team highs of 21 points and 10 rebounds to propel the Plattsburgh State women's basketball team to a convincing 66-49 non-conference win Monday over visiting Norwich University at Memorial Hall. The Cardinals move to 10-4 in season openers under Coach Cheryl Cole and 21-16 overall, avenging a 75-74 loss at Norwich (0-1) in last year's first game of the year.

Amarando, who also dished four assists and had two steals, surpasses Vanessa Arthurton for ninth-place on the school's all-time scoring list with 783 points. Arthurton scored 763 from 2005-09.

Nora Campbell, who suffered a season-ending injury in last year's opener against the Cadets, added 14 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots for the Cardinals, who displayed excellent ball movement with 21 assists toward 29 field goals.

The Cadets were led by Karrisa Doyon with 18 points and eight rebounds and Christine Daniels hauled in a game-best 23 rebounds and scored 10 points.

Plattsburgh forced 21 Norwich turnovers which translated to 22 points. The Cardinals also won the points in the paint, 30-18.

Plattsburgh jumped out to an 11-3 lead 6 minutes and 8 seconds after the opening tip, leading wire-to-wire. The Cardinals led by as many as 19 points.