Boxscore and Play-by-Play
 
NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – It was an uphill battle Tuesday night as the No. 7 Plattsburgh State women’s basketball team faced a double-digit deficit much of the night in an 81-69 loss at No. 2 New Paltz in the first round of the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Tournament.
 
Despite the loss, Kathleen Payne capped off an outstanding sophomore season by leading Plattsburgh with 22 points and nine rebounds. Payne finishes the season with 476 points to set a new single-season mark for the Cardinals.
 
Freshman Brittany Marshall added 14 points, three rebounds, two steals and six assists. Senior Kerri Salisbury also hit double-digits with 10 points in her final game as a Cardinal.
 
New Paltz (18-8) advances to the SUNYAC semifinals with the help of Shanay Bradley’s double-double. Bradley scored 22 points and pulled down 12 boards for the Hawks. Alex McCullough contributed 21 points in the win.
 
Plattsburgh shot 42.4 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from beyond the arc while New Paltz finished the night shooting 41 percent and 25 percent, respectively.
 
Where the Hawks were able to do damage was with their offensive rebounds. New Paltz grabbed 51 rebounds – 26 of which were offensive boards. The Hawks scored 23 second-chance points, while Plattsburgh netted 12.
 
Plattsburgh finishes the year with a 10-15 record overall and a 7-11 record in SUNYAC play. With just one senior, the young Cardinal squad was able to increase their win total by two from the previous season. Payne led all conference scorers and emerged as one of the elite players in the SUNYAC.