Le Moyne (0-2) vs. SUNY Geneseo (0-1)
Info: Tuesday, Nov. 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Syracuse, N.Y. | Ted Grant Court 
Watch: NEC Front Row 
Listen: FOX Sports 92.5 FM/1490 AM
Live Stats: http://www.lemoynedolphins.com/sidearmstats/wbball/ 
Le Moyne Links: Schedule | Roster | News 
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Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College women's basketball team will host SUNY Geneseo (DIII) in its season opener on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. for its third non-conference matchup of the season. The game will be broadcast on NEC Front Row and Fox Sports 92.5 FM / 1490 AM from Ted Grant Court. 

Season Summary: 
The Dolphins are 0-2 so far this season, tipping off with a pair of matchups in the Lone Star State against SMU and TCU last week. Le Moyne opened the season at the Mustangs on Tuesday, Nov. 3, taking the 72-36 defeat in Dallas. The team was overpowered in Thursday's contest against the Horned Frogs, 96-41. 

Last Time Out: 
Le Moyne traveled to Fort Worth to face TCU on Thursday evening as the Horned Frogs claimed the 96-41 victory, despite holding the lead for most of the first quarter. Gianna Nichols led the Dolphins with 11 points, including a trio of 3-pointers. Sydney Postell wasn't far behind with nine points, going 2-for-3 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. Kendal Moxey tallied eight points on 4-for-9 shooting, just two points short of a double-double as she grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. 

Geneseo Brief: 
The Division III Knights will travel to Ted Grant Court for their second game of the season after a 67-54 defeat to William Smith College on Nov. 6. The 2026-27 campaign marks head coach Alyssa Polosky's eighth year at the helm of the Geneseo program. 

Three Knights tallied double digits in Friday's contest. Senior forward Kristin Suydam led Geneseo with 12 points on 46% shooting, grabbing six boards and recording three blocks. Senior forward Audrey Hintz and sophomore guard/forward Elizabeth Craft both had 11 points. Hintz totaled six rebounds and was 83% from the charity stripe. Craft shot 62.5% from the field with two rebounds, three assists and three steals. 

Geneseo returns 11 players from last season, when the Knights went 20-9 overall and 11-5 in conference play, emerging as Empire 8 champions before falling to Washington University in St. Louis in the first round of the NCAA tournament, 65-53. They add one freshman to the roster for 2026-27. 

The Knights lost their leading scorer but retained Suydam, who was the second-leading scorer, averaging 9.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and a team-best 1.3 blocks per game across 29 contests. She earned third-team honors in the Empire 8 Conference for 2025-26. 

Series History: 
Tuesday's matchup will be the second official meeting between Le Moyne and Geneseo, the third all-time. The Dolphins hosted the Knights in an exhibition in 2024, winning 55-48. 2025's regular-season meeting also resulted in a home victory for Le Moyne, 67-55. 

Common Opponents: 
The Dolphins and Knights share no opponents this season. 

What's Next: 
After the meeting with Geneseo, Le Moyne women's basketball will travel down to Florida to face UCF (Nov. 13) and Miami (Nov. 16). 

Year #4: 
Le Moyne is in its fourth year at the Division I level, going 18-15, 14-2 in the NEC, in its rookie campaign. The team advanced to the conference title game as the second seed in 2023-24. The Dolphins were 7-24 in 2024-25, 6-10 in conference play, and were the fifth seed in the postseason tournament, bowing out in the semifinals. Last season, the Dolphins made another NEC semifinals run, closing out the season 12-21 and 9-9 in conference play. 

Returners: 
Le Moyne returned 10 players from last season. Forwards Sydney Postell (Churchville, N.Y./Churchville-Chili), Rachel Lynch (Cork, Ireland/Putnam Science Academy), Praise Matthews (Red Lion, Pa./Dallastown) and Ashley Buragas (Hopewell Junction, N.Y./Mineral Area), and guards Jessica Wangolo (Ottawa, Ontario/Buffalo), Peyton Dincher (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore), Eli Clark (Oakhurst, N.J./Ocean Township), Sophia Bonnell (Horeseheads, N.Y./SUNY New Paltz), Ava Lucarotti (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) and Kayden Clark (Oakhurst, N.J./Manasquan). 

Newcomers: 
The Dolphins welcomed three new players to the program for 2026-27, including two first-years and a fifth-year. Guards Gianna Nichols (Sturbridge, Mass./St. George's) and Ava Bluhm (Cambridge, Ontario/Royal Crown School) enter their rookie campaign for Le Moyne, joining forward Kendal Moxey (Centreville, Md./Bowling Green), who came to the Dolphins after two seasons at Bowling Green. 

Coach DiPillo: 
Nick DiPillo enters his third season at the helm for Le Moyne women's basketball. He was named the seventh head coach in program history on May 23, 2024, after stints as an assistant coach at Bowling Green State University, University of Pittsburgh, Seton Hall University and with the New York Liberty, in addition to a successful head coaching stint at the University of Scranton.

The Dolphins made back-to-back appearances in the NEC semifinals under DiPillo. In his inaugural season, the fifth-seeded Le Moyne took down No. 4 Saint Francis, 62-51, before falling to No. 2 Stonehill, 60-41. Last season, the No. 5 Dolphins defeated No. 4 Wagner, 54-47, but fell 71-51 to No. 1 FDU. 

NEC Outlook: 
Le Moyne's squad was voted fourth in the NEC preseason coaches' poll, just behind Stonehill, Mercyhurst and defending champions FDU. LIU, Wagner, Chicago State, New Haven and CCSU rounded out the rankings behind the Dolphins.