CORTLAND, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State women's basketball team wrapped their road trip on Saturday afternoon, falling to the Cortland Red Dragons in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNAYC) play. The Red Dragons, who are currently receiving votes in the latest D3hoops.com poll, outscored the Cards 27-6 in the first quarter, setting up a big hole for Plattsburgh to climb out of for the rest of the game. 
 
Mya Smith (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham) and Hannah Ruberto (Long Island, N.Y./Sachem East) each scored 11 points for the Cards with Smith adding three assists and Ruberto recording three rebounds. Kortney McCarthy (Peru, N.Y./Peru) added nine points and had three steals in the loss. For Cortland, Casey Travers led all scorers with 13 points in 21 minutes off the bench, as she had five rebounds and five steals. 
 
The Red Dragons shot exceptionally well all game, especially from deep where they hit 13 three points at a 41.9% clip. Overall, they were 46.3% from the floor, attempting 19 more shots than the Cards. Plattsburgh ended up at a respectable 37.5% from the field, with the main difference in the game being the turnover discrepancy, with the Cardinals giving the ball up 25 times to Cortland's 11. 
 
Plattsburgh falls to 6-13 with the loss and is now 2-10 in SUNYAC play. They will continue conference play with another trip to western New York, starting their long road trip at Geneseo on Friday, Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m. Cortland rises to 17-3 overall and 12-1 in conference play, moving to 10-0 at home. The Red Dragons welcome the SUNYAC's other Red Dragons, as they take on Oneonta on Feb. 3 at 5:30 p.m.
 
The first half was all Cortland as they built a 44-15 advantage heading into the halftime break. The Red Dragons controlled both ends of the floor, holding Plattsburgh to 25% shooting from the floor, while shooting 54.8% themselves, also knocking down eight three-pointers in the process. The Cards were also outrebounded 21-10 in the quarter and had 12 giveaways, leading to the discrepancy in the score at halftime.
 
The third quarter saw the Cardinal offense awaken, as they were able to make eight of their 15 shots, also hitting two three-pointers in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Still, they were not able to cut into the deficit with the Red Dragons outscoring them 19-18 in the third period.  The fourth was much of the same as the Cortland offense simply did falter and Plattsburgh had nine giveaways, allowing them to only attempt nine shots, as the Red Dragons pulled away for the 81-44 win.