OSWEGO, N.Y.—Sophomore forward
Devyn Elliott (Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman) scored a career-high 36 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the SUNY Potsdam women's basketball team (8-14, 5-11 SUNYAC) defeated Oswego State (6-16, 2-14) 87-75 on Saturday afternoon. Freshman guard
Caroline LaFountain (Saratoga Springs, N.Y./Saratoga Springs) finished with 19 points and sophomore guard
Dyamon Hunter (Bronx, N.Y./Thurgood Marshall Academy) had 16 and six assists. Freshman forward
Jakia Howard (Syracuse, N.Y./Nottingham) notched her 11th career double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
The Bears built a 6-3 advantage early and stayed just in front or even with the Lakers for over the contest's first 6:35. Oswego then edged ahead and led 21-19 after 10 minutes. Elliott had 11 points in the first quarter and Hunter scored five.
A 6-0 run on baskets from sophomore forward
Alexis Davis (Brooklyn, N.Y./Williamsburg H.S. of Architecture & Design), Elliott put Potsdam back in front 24-21 with 8:53 left in the half. Oswego rebounded and the teams traded leads over the next six minutes. At 2:55, LaFountain hit two free throws to give the Bears a 38-37 edge and they never trailed again. LaFountain hit a three with seven seconds left and Potsdam took a 46-41 lead into the locker room. Elliott and Hunter added 12 and seven more points to their totals, respectively.
A 9-4 stretch to open the second half gave Potsdam a double digit, 55-45 lead capped by two free throws from Howard. The Lakers battled to get within 10, but Elliott hit a jumper to make it a 64-52 contest. The Bears led 67-58 after 30 minutes. Elliott had eight more in the third and LaFountain had six.
Hunter scored on a layup at 7:00 of the fourth quarter to give the Bears their biggest lead of the game at 74-60. Oswego answered with a final push and an 8-0 run capped by a Quincey Zimmerman 3-pointer at 4:45 made it a six-point game. Potsdam responded with a 13-7 flourish to ice the 87-75 victory.
Sydni Eure had a big day for Oswego with 30 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Zimmerman also had a double-double with 17 points and 10 boards and Morgan Wolanin scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
Potsdam has now beaten the Lakers in four straight meetings.
The Bears are back home next weekend to finish the regular season with SUNY Oneonta and SUNY New Paltz. Potsdam faces the Red Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and the Hawks at 2 p.m. on Saturday.
