HAMBURG, N.Y. - The Oswego State women's basketball team got double-doubles from Ramatoulaye Sy and Sydni Eure as they pushed Hilbert College to the brink in a 62-61 setback on the road on Tuesday evening in the season opener for the Lakers.

THE BASICS

• Final Score:  Hilbert 61, Oswego 61
• Location:  Hafner Recreation Center, Hilbert College - Hamburg, N.Y.
• Records:  Hilbert 1-1 | Oswego 0-1

HOW IT HAPPENED

• It was a back-and-forth opening half with Hilbert racing out to a 26-13 after the first quarter.
• The Lakers switched momentum during the second quarter, outscoring the Hawks 26-9 to go up 39-35 at the half.
• Sy had her double-double by the end of the first half with 18 points and 10 rebounds on 6-for-6 shooting from the field and the free throw line.
• Oswego maintained a four-point lead heading into the final quarter at 50-46 after both teams scored 11 points in the third quarter.
• Behind a Morgan Wolanin free throw, the Lakers held a seven-point advantage with just under seven minutes left in the contest.
• A 10-2 run over the next four minutes gave Hilbert the 58-57 lead with a little over two minutes remaining.
• Sy and Eure hit jumpers coming down the stretch to knot the score at 61-61.
• A made free throw from the hosts and a Laker missed 3-pointer in the final seconds gave Hilbert the victory.
• Sy finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds while Eure had 15 and 11, respectively.
• Raiven Encarnacion had nine points and Quincey Zimmerman had eight.
• Hilbert was a 2019 NCAA Tournament qualifier last season after going 22-6 and winning the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference last season.

WHAT'S NEXT

The team returns home for a matchup with Wisconsin-Superior at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the Max Ziel Women's Basketball Tournament.