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SUNY Potsdam Pots 3-12,2-6 SUNYAC

SUNY New Paltz SUNYNP 14-2,8-1 SUNYAC

SUNY Potsdam Pots

3-12,2-6 SUNYAC

Final

Jan. 23, 2026

SUNY New Paltz SUNYNP

14-2,8-1 SUNYAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
SUNY Potsdam Pots	9	11	7	14	41
SUNY New Paltz SUNYNP	28	14	28	15	85

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 1/23/2026 7:46:00 PM | Evelyn Klein, Athletics Communications Assistant

Hawks upend Bears

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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The SUNY Potsdam women's basketball team (3-12, 2-6) fell to SUNY New Paltz (14-2, 8-1) 85-41 on Friday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Potsdam got on the board first, and scoring was fairly even for the first three minutes of the opening quarter, before a 24-7 run put the Hawks ahead. The Bears were held to nine points.
The Bears slowed the Hawks' momentum in the second quarter, allowing only 14 points and scoring 11. The half finished 42-20 in favor of New Paltz. Freshman Bears guard Lucie Scarpine (Angola, N.Y./Lake Shore) led Potsdam with six points to end the half.
The Hawks opened the third quarter with a 14-5 run, extending their lead to 31 after five minutes. The Bears went without a bucket for over six minutes until a layup by Scarpine. The score at the end of the quarter was 70-27, as the Bears were held to seven points.
Senior Potsdam guard Paris Jones (Houston, Texas/Dulles) hit a 3-pointer to start the final quarter. The Hawks had their biggest lead of the game at 7:40, going up 46 points, before a 7-0 one-minute run by the Bears, followed by an 11-6 Hawks run to finish the game. The final score was 85-41.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

New Paltz shot 41.6-percent from the field. Potsdam had a 26.0 field-goal percentage.
The Hawks had a slight advantage in rebounding, grabbing 41 boards to Potsdam's 32.
Scarpine was the only Bear in double figures with 10 points, also recording two steals. Freshman guards Olivia Cook (Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) and Lillian Hoyt (Hornell, N.Y./Hornell) combined for 17 points.
New Paltz's Karly Wittenbauer led all scorers with 17 points. Brianna Fitzgerald recorded a quadruple-double with 15 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 11 steals.