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The Oswego State women's basketball team erased a 12-point deficit in the second half, but came up short down the stretch as it suffered a 54-46 loss to Geneseo on Saturday in Oswego. Both teams struggled to maintain control of the basketball as they combined to commit 62 turnovers in the contest. Bri Dunton paced the Blue Knights with 17 points followed by Alyssa Polosky's 13 points and 12 rebounds and 11 points from Brittany Finkle. Kayla Ryan and Colleen McCready poured in 13 points each for the Lakers, while Traci Bacon joined them in double-figures.

Oswego State suffered two separate scoring droughts during the first half for stretches of nearly ten minutes and four minutes.  The Lakers stayed within striking distance at halftime, though, as the Blue Knights committed 18 turnovers.  Geneseo went into the locker room with a 26-16 lead.

Oswego State came out strong in the second frame with a ten-minute 16-5 run as five different players contributed during the stretch to take the first lead of the game at 32-31.  The Lakers continued to play well as they built a seven-point 44-37 lead with 4:25 remaining on the clock.  The Blue Knights countered with nine straight points, seven of which were tallied by Alyssa Polosky, to grab the 48-44 advantage and 2:10 to play.  From that point, Oswego State was unable to close the gap to fewer than three points as Geneseo posted the 54-46 win.

Geneseo improved to 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the league.  Oswego State dropped to 2-5 overall and 1-1 in the conference. The Lakers return to action on Friday, Dec. 18 with a non-conference road contest against Cazenovia at 6 p.m.