South Kortright graduate Jessica Laing converted a layup with 15 seconds left to snap a tie and visiting Cortland State went on to defeat Oneonta State, 67-64, in a SUNY Athletic Conference women's basketball game Tuesday.
Laing, a junior who led the Rams to a Class D state championship in 2006, finished with a game-high 17 points.
Her final basket broke a 64-64 tie. Laing, a 5-foot-11 forward, is SK's all-time leading scorer for basketball and earned Daily Star Player of the Year honors in 2006.
O-State's Megan Bucci (seven points and seven rebounds) made a turnover after Laing's basket. O-State then fouled Maggie Byrne, who went 1-for-2 from the line with eight seconds left to cap the scoring.
O-State tied the score with 25 seconds to play on a three-point play by Samantha Szkotak, who made up a layup off a pass by Milford graduate Shannon Weir and was fouled.
Weir, a senior who was named The Daily Star's Player of the Year in 2003, had 15 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Weir's three-pointer with 1:14 left pulled O-State to 64-61.
Bainbridge-Guilford graduate Jennifer Patten contributed 10 points for Cortland (5-1, 1-0), which received two points from Unadilla Valley grad Theresa Lazarus.
Oneonta (4-2, 0-1) made six more field goals than Cortland but was outscored, 19-8, at the free throw line.
Szkotak had 12 points, and Sara Chrystie contributed nine points and six assists for O-State, which plays host to Buffalo State at 6 p.m. Friday.
Cortland 67, Oneonta State 64
CORTLAND (5-1, 1-0): Jessica Laing 5-11 6-7 17, Maggie Byrne 2-5 5-6 11, Jennifer Patten 3-7 4-5 10, Jennifer Polan 3-4 0-0 9, Ali Canale 3-5 1-2 7, Tiffany McLaughlin 2-8 0-1 4, Allyson Biordi 0-0 3-4 3, Theresa Lazarus 1-2 0-0 2, Michelle Volpini 1-2 0-0 2, Kristin Ciccone 1-1 0-0 2, Mary Bruns 0-0 0-0 0, Miranda Lustig 0-2 0-0 0. TOTALS: 21-47 19-25 67.
ONEONTA STATE (4-2, 0-1): Shannon Weir 6-11 2-3 15, Samantha Szkotak 5-9 1-1 12, Sara Chrystie 3-5 3-5 9, Amanda McDowell 3-10 0-0 8, Megan Bucci 3-5 0-0 7, Mary Kate O'Connell 3-8 0-0 6, Christi Podgorski 1-5 0-0 3, Rebecca Bucci 1-6 0-0 2, Madison Slagle 0-3 2-2 2, Casey Snyder 0-0 0-0 0, Ashley Welytok 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 25-62 8-11 64.
Halftime: Cortland, 32-31. Three-point field goals: C 6-13 (Polan 3-4, Byrne 2-2, Laing 1-5. Lazarus 0-1, Canale 0-1); O 6-25 (McDowell 2-6, Szkotak 1-4, M. Bucci 1-3, Weir 1-2, R. Bucci 0-4, O'Connell 0-1, Chrystie 0-1). Rebounds: C 29 (Canale 5); O 42 (O'Connell, Weir, M. Bucci 7). Assists: C 10 (Byrne 3); O 16 (Chrystie 6). Attendance: 1,243.
Hartwick 81, Skidmore 66
Junior Lauren Ploof's game-high 16 points paced four Hartwick players in double figures and the visiting Hawks cruised to a non-conference victory.
Hartwick (3-3) used an 18-1 spurt during a 10-minute span of the first half to take a 27-10 lead. The Hawks' lead grew to 23 points in the second half and never dipped below 12 over the final 11 minutes.
Kara Foro and Katie Caddell each had 14 points, and Cassie Dresser contributed 11 for the Hawks.
Ploof, Caddell, Foro and Dresser combined to go 25-for-28 from the free throw line and Hawks finished 29-for-35 at the line.
Cooperstown graduate Dana Leonard had a team-high 14 points to lead Skidmore (2-3). Leonard went 4-for-8 from the field and 6-for-6 from the line.
Hartwick plays host to Clarkson at 4 p.m. Dec. 14.
HARTWICK 81, SKIDMORE 66
HARTWICK (3-3): Lauren Ploof 4-10 7-8 16, Katie Caddell 3-11 6-6 14, Kara Foro 3-5 5-6 14, Cassie Dresser 2-5 7-8 11, Danee Harrison 3-4 2-2 8, Krystle Crouse 3-4 0-0 6, Samantha Galm 2-5 0-1 5, Fritzi Flores 2-8 0-2 5, Brooke Anderson 0-2 2-2 2, Heather Pruchansky 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 22-54 29-35 81.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (2-3): Dana Leonard 4-8 6-6 14, Megan Gaugler 3-7 2-3 9, Laurel Brown 2-3 3-4 8, Laura Michel 3-6 1-2 8, Cyrida Felton 3-5 0-0 6, Amber Kinsey 3-6 0-0 6, Christine Kemp 2-3 1-1 5, Sharlyn Harper 2-11 1-2 5, Kellye Caufield 1-5 1-2 3, Christina Gargiso 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 24-55 15-20 66.
Halftime: Hartwick, 40-19. Three-point field goals: H 8-19 (Kara Foro 3-4, Katie Caddell 2-5, Lauren Ploof 1-3, Fritzi Flores 1-3, Samantha Galm 1-4); S 3-14 (Megan Gaugler 1-5, Laurel Brown 1-2, Laura Michel 1-2, Sharlyn Harper 0-3, Kellye Caufield 0-1, Dana Leonard 0-1). Rebounds: H 40 (Fritzi Flores 7), S 32 (Laura Michel 8). Assists: H 12 (Lauren Ploof 3, Katie Caddell 3), S 16 (Christine Kemp 3, Laurel Brown 3, Dana Leonard 3).
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O-State 66, Cortland 59
Host O-State received a minimum of seven points from seven players in its SUNY Athletic Conference victory.
Ryan Morin led the hosts with 13 points, and Brian Beckford and Brian Hooks contributed 10 apiece. Michael Grimes had nine, and Shane Gillette, Troy Talbot and Maurice Lane each scored seven.
O-State, which led, 37-24, at halftime, outscored Cortland (2-3, 0-1), 14-3, from the free throw line.
O-State (3-2, 1-0) hosts Buffalo State at 8 p.m. Friday.
O-State 66, Cortland 59
CORTLAND (2-3, 0-1): Carson Niehoff 8-15 0-0 19, Mike Lewis 6-8 1-2 13, Will Coston 4-10 1-3 9, Paul Oliver 4-8 0-0 8, Chris Milke 1-2 1-2 3, Ron Evans 1-7 0-0 3, Juan Miolan 1-5 0-2 2, Nick Sutedjo 1-3 0-0 2, Steve Manning 0-1 0-0 0, Torek Williams 1-5 0-2 2. TOTALS: 26-59 3-9 59.
ONEONTA STATE (3-2, 1-0): Ryan Morin 5-11 3-4 13, Brian Beckford 5-10 0-0 10, Brian Hooks 2-5 2-3 10, Michael Grimes 3-5 3-4 9, Shane Gillette 3-8 0-0 7, Troy Talbot 2-3 3-4 7, Maurice Lane 2-10 2-5 7, Kevin Walsh 1-2 0-0 2, Rob Fitzgerald 0-1 1-2 1. TOTALS: 24-55 14-22 66.
Halftime: O-State, 37-24. Three-point field goals: C 4-21 (Niehoff 3-8, Evans 1-5, Coston 0-3, Miolan 0-3, Sutedjo 0-1, Manning 0-1); O 4-10 (Hooks 2-4, Gillette 1-3, Lane 1-2, Beckford 0-1). Rebounds: C 37 (Oliver 7); O 34 (Lane 10). Assists: C 16 (Oliver 4); O 13 (Gillette 4). Attendance: 2,143.
Skidmore 78, Hartwick 75
Jan Cocozziello scored a game-high 25 points and Mark Blazek contributed 22, but Hartwick fell in a non-conference game on the road.
Skidmore (3-3) went 11-for-24 from behind the three-point line to Hartwick's 8-for-23 showing. Bobby Langford had 14 points to lead a Skidmore squad that had six players score at least eight points.
A.J. Beaulieu had 16 points for the Hawks (4-2), who play host to Wells College at 7 p.m. Thursday.
Skidmore 78, Hartwick 75
HARTWICK (4-2): Jan Cocozziello 10-21 4-6 25, Mark Blazek 8-13 2-2 22, A.J. Beaulieu 6-9 2-2 16, Albert Hulick 1-5 4-6 6, Martin McCann 1-2 0-0 3, James Mantas 1-2 0-0 2, Kyle Phillips 0-2 1-2 1, Chris Ryder 0-3 0-0 0, Greg Bankowski 0-0 0-1 0, Ramond Doyley 0-1 0-4 0, Shane Tanzosh 0-1 0-0 0, Mike Agostinoni 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 27-60 13-23 75.
SKIDMORE COLLEGE (3-3): Bobby Langford 7-14 0-5 14, Jeff Altimar 5-6 0-0 13, Terron Victoria 4-11 4-4 12, Gerard O'Shea 3-7 2-2 10, Brian Lowry 3-7 1-2 9, Jon Douglas 3-4 0-0 8, Jake Shechtman 2-4 0-0 5, Ivan Paladin 1-1 2-3 4, Melvis Langyintuo 1-2 0-0 3, Sam Cohen-Devries 0-4 0-0 0, Raoul Oloa 0-3 0-2 0. TOTALS: 29-63 9-18 78.
Halftime: Skidmore, 43-42. Three-point field goals: H 8-23 (Mark Blazek 4-7, A.J. Beaulieu 2-4, Jan Cocozziello 1-5, Martin McCann 1-1, Chris Ryder 0-1, Shane Tanzosh 0-1, Mike Agostinoni 0-1, James Mantas 0-1, Albert Hulick 0-2); S 11-24 (Jeff Altimar 3-4, Gerard O'Shea 2-3, Jon Douglas 2-3, Brian Lowry 2-4, Jake Shechtman 1-2, Melvis Langyintuo 1-2, Raoul Oloa 0-1, Terron Victoria 0-4,
Bobby Langford 0-1). Rebounds: H 35 (Ramond Doyley 10); S 42 (Bobby Langford 9). Assists: H 12 (A.J. Beaulieu 3); S 19 (Gerard O'Shea 5).
Delhi 66, Schenectady 56
Nyquan Bellamy scored 18 of his game-high 25 points, including five three-pointers, in the second half for SUNY Delhi in a Mountain Valley Conference win at home.
Michael Knight contributed 15 points and nine rebounds for the Broncos, who rallied from a 36-30 halftime deficit.
"Our defense was pretty outstanding in the second half," Delhi coach Rob Schoener said.
Delhi (5-5), which received a three-pointer from Walton graduate Bryan Backus, travels to Hudson Valley at 7 p.m. Thursday. Hudson Valley is ranked second among NJCAA Division III teams.
Delhi 66, Schenectady CCC 56
SCHENECTADY (4-6): Antony Lynch 1 0-1 2, CJ Tarver 5 1-3 12, Craig Orner 4 0-0 9, Jhason Clark 3 1-1 7, Darius Buckner 2 0-1 4, Randy Gilmore 5 0-0 13, Dallas Wells 3 1-2 7. TOTALS: 24 3-8 56.
DELHI (5-5): Spencer Bonneau 1 0-0 2, Bryan Backus 1 0-0 3, Terel Smith 1 1-2 3, Nyquan Bellamy 8 4-4 25, Jamal Little 3 2-3 8, Mamadu Thiam 1 0-0 2, Michael Knight 7 1-2 15, Cory McLaughlin 3 2-3 8. TOTALS: 25 10-14 66.
Halftime: Schenectady, 36-30. Three-point field goals: S 5 (Tarver, Orner, Gilmore 3); D 6 (Bellamy 5, Backus).
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