Boxscore and Play-by-Play

OSWEGO, N.Y.--Kathleen Payne and Lindsey Larivee combined to score the game's last six points to propel visiting Plattsburgh State to a 46-42 victory Saturday over Oswego State in State University of New York Athletic Conference women's basketball action. With the win, the Cardinals improve to 5-7 overall and 2-4 in the league standings, while the Lakers drop to 6-7 overall and 3-3 in the SUNYAC.

The Lakers held a two-point lead with three minutes to go, but the Cardinals received four points from Payne and two from Larivee to grab their third win in the last four games.

Kayla Ryan paced the Oswego offense with 11 points off the bench with Colleen McCready adding eight points and eight boards. The Cardinals’ Larivee led all scorers with 12 points, while Nora Campbell ended the contest with 10 rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots.

In a first half that saw both teams struggle offensively, the Lakers took a slim 19-18 lead into the locker room courtesy of a three-point basket by Kirsten Diglio. Meagan Stover poured in six of Oswego's points during the frame.

Early in the second half, the Cardinals put together an 8-1 run over a five-minute span to gain their largest lead of the game at 32-25 with 12 minutes and 31 seconds to play. The Lakers, however, immediately answered back with eight consecutive points on a three-point play by Kayla Ryan and a jumper and a trey by Lauren
Nunziato to go ahead 33-32 at the midway point of the stanza.

The squads battled back and forth the rest of the way as the score was tied at 42 points apiece with two minutes to play. Payne (6 points) scored the go-ahead layup, and assisted on Larivee’s layup on the next Cardinal possession to make the score 46-42.

Oswego had opportunities to cut into the deficit in the final minute as Plattsburgh went 0-for-4 from the
charity stripe, but the Lakers were unable to convert on the offensive end of the floor by missing four field goal attempts and commiting one turnover in their final five possessions.