PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—Plattsburgh State (8-4, 3-2 SUNYAC) defeated the SUNY Potsdam women's basketball team (2-10, 1-4) 54-41 on Tuesday evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Cardinals outscored the Bears 14-11 in the opening quarter. Freshman guard Lucie Scarpine (Angola, N.Y./Lake Shore) hit a three and had five points in the first 10 minutes.
• Plattsburgh had another 14 points in the second quarter and held Potsdam to six to enter the half up 28-17. Scarpine added another three.
• The Cardinals doubled up the Bears 16-8 in third quarter, extending their lead to 44-25. Senior guard Paris Jones (Houston, Texas/Dulles) paced Potsdam with four points.
• The Bears closed the contest with 16-6 run before running out of time. Scarpine and freshman guard Olivia Cook (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) matched each other with six points.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Plattsburgh hit 31.3-percent of its shots from the floor to Potsdam's 27.3.
• The Cardinals controlled the glass with a 52-44 edge in rebounds.
• Scarpine's 16 points paced the Bears, just one shy of matching her career-high.
• Cook scored eight points and Alcock finished with six, each grabbed five boards.
• Kayla Johannesen led the Cardinals with 10 points and Kathy Peterson-Ross just missed a double-double with nine points and seven rebounds.

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Bears host SUNY Cortland at 4 p.m. on Friday.