PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Senior guard Kayla Doody (Troy, N.Y./Tamarac) posted her second career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds, but the Plattsburgh State women's basketball team dropped a 45-34 decision to SUNY Geneseo in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action Friday evening at Memorial Hall.
 
In addition to her points and rebounds, Doody dished out five assists and posted four steals. Sophomore guard Brinley Inglee (Hudson Falls, N.Y./Hudson Falls) scored six points on 2-of-5 shooting from 3-point range in 13 minutes coming off the bench.
 
For Geneseo, junior forward Lauren Romito tallied 10 points and nine rebounds, while sophomore forward Kerry Dennin notched seven points and 10 rebounds.
 
The Cardinals shot 22.2 percent (12-of-54) from the floor and limited the Knights to 30.4 percent (17-of-56) shooting from the field. Geneseo held a 44-38 edge in rebounds.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 7-15 overall (4-11 SUNYAC) with the loss and hosts SUNY Brockport at 2 p.m. tomorrow on Senior Day in its home finale. Prior to the start of the game, the Cardinals will honor their two seniors: Doody and forward Kelly Degnan (Irvington, N.Y./Irvington). Geneseo rises to 14-8 overall (10-5 SUNYAC) with the win and next visits SUNY Potsdam tomorrow at 2 p.m.
 
While Geneseo scored the first three points of the game, Inglee tied the score with a 3-pointer with 2:42 left in the first quarter. The Knights then scored six unanswered points before a 3-pointer by first-year guard Hope Sullivan (Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury) with 36 seconds remaining cut the deficit to 9-6 through 10 minutes of play.
 
Doody nailed a 3-pointer to tie the game before first-year forward Payton Couture (Redford, N.Y./Saranac) handed the Cardinals a 10-9 lead with a made free throw. The two teams proceeded to trade baskets before a Doody jumper with 1:17 to go before halftime put Plattsburgh State out in front, 19-17, which wound up being the lead the Cardinals took into the locker rooms.
 
The high-water mark of the game for the Cardinals came in the early portions of the third quarter, as junior forward Hannah Ruberto (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) contributed four points and Degnan chipped in two points as a part of a 6-0 run, and Doody hit a 3-pointer midway through the frame to hand Plattsburgh State a six-point lead, its largest of the game. Geneseo started chipping away at the Cardinal advantage, and a jumper by first-year guard Mackenzie Reigle with 42 seconds remaining in third put the visitors out in front, 32-31, heading into the final quarter.
 
While Inglee tied the game at 34-all with a trey 2:02 into the fourth quarter, the Knights scored the final 11 points of the contest.