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Kendal Moxey prepares to pass or shoot against Geneseo on 11/10/26.
Greg Wall
52
SUNY Geneseo Genes 0-2,0-0 Empire 8
67
Winner Le Moyne LeM 1-2,0-0 NEC
SUNY Geneseo Genes
0-2,0-0 Empire 8
52
Final
67
Le Moyne LeM
1-2,0-0 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
SUNY Geneseo Genes 20 15 13 4 52
Le Moyne LeM 10 22 18 17 67

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Evelyn Klein, Athletic Communications Intern

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RALLIES IN JOUST AGAINST GENESEO KNIGHTS

Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne women's basketball team (1-2) rallied for a 67-52 win over the SUNY Geneseo Knights (1-1) on Tuesday evening at Ted Grant Court. 

Recap: 

After winning the tip-off, the Geneseo Knights opened the contest with a made 3-pointer. Fifth-year forward Kendal Moxey (Centreville, Md./Bowling Green) responded with a layup, beginning a back-and-forth between the teams through the first half of the first. Le Moyne was unable to find a lead in the opening 10 minutes as the Knights went on a 12-4 run to close out the quarter, taking a 20-10 advantage into the second. 

Moxey had an early four points, matched by second-year forward Praise Matthews (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown), who had all four for the Dolphins in the late stages of the first and ended the quarter with a buzzer-beater. 

In an effort to close the gap, Le Moyne started the second quarter with a 14-3 run between 9:38 and 5:46, earning its first lead of the game, 24-23. First-year guard Gianna Nichols (Sturbridge, Mass./St. George's) and second-year guard Peyton Dincher (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore) combined for 10 of those points. Geneseo responded with a brief 8-1 run of its own, broken up by another Nichols' 3-pointer and a layup from Moxey. At the break, the Dolphins were down a possession, 35-32, despite outshooting the Knights 22-15 in the second quarter. 

Nichols recorded eight points in the quarter, becoming the first Le Moyne player in double digits, going 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and the free-throw line. Dincher got hot in the second, with five points in under two minutes. 

The second half started much the same as the first, with Le Moyne and Geneseo exchanging shots 10-9 in favor of the Dolphins through the opening five minutes. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Dincher regained the lead for Le Moyne at 3:55. Another back-and-forth to close out the third quarter cemented the Dolphins' advantage as they went into the fourth up 50-48. 

Nichols and Dincher each added six more points in the quarter, with Nichols reaching a team-high 16 and Dincher finishing with 11. Moxey became the third Dolphin with 10-plus points, reaching 13 in the quarter. 

Le Moyne put together its best quarter of the contest in the fourth, holding the Knights to two made buckets. Geneseo opened the quarter with a layup that the Dolphins followed up with 15 unanswered points, split amongst four players. The Knights scored their final points of the game at 4:02 before both teams went quiet. With 18 seconds to go, fourth-year forward Sydney Postell (Churchville, N.Y./Churchville-Chili) converted two from the charity stripe, sealing Le Moyne's win, 67-52. 

Inside the Numbers: 

Nichols led all scorers with 20 points, four assists and three steals. She shot 54% from the field and 44% from deep. Moxey wasn't far behind with 19 points on 9-for-14 shooting, and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season. Dincher rounded out the trio in double digits for the Dolphins, tallying 11 points on 4-for-9 shooting. Ashley Buragas was the contest's leading rebounder, grabbing 12 boards, nine on the defensive end. 

Kristin Suydam and Aliza Whitehead led Geneseo in scoring, with 18 and 12 points, respectively. 

Le Moyne shot collectively 44% from the field, with 34 points in the paint, and 25% from 3-point range. Geneseo shot at 39% efficiency overall and 33% from beyond the arc. The Dolphins outrebounded the Knights 40-34. 

What's Next: 

The Dolphins travel to Orlando, Fla., to face UCF on Friday, Nov. 13, tipping off at 5:30 p.m. 
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