With just 16 seconds remaining, bonus basketball was on the horizon, as the Lakers and Cardinals were deadlocked at 55 points apiece. Plattsburgh State women’s basketball had the possession with a chance to spoil the Senior Night celebration in Laker Hall.

The Cardinals did just that with 1.7 seconds remaining when senior Quincey Zimmerman fouled Plattsburgh State’s Hanna Whitney on a last second 3-point attempt. She went one for three from the foul line, but even the one point lead was enough to steal the spotlight from the Lakers.

Despite the loss, senior Sydni Eure steered the ship for the Lakers, scoring 20 points and tallying eight boards. Zimmerman and Morgan Wolanin had respectable performances on their Senior Night as well. They both flirted with a double-double, scoring eight points each, but Wolanin out-rebounded Zimmerman by one with 12.

Erin Gantley, a graduate student playing in her final campaign as a Laker, posted nine points, four boards and two assists in a full 40 minutes on the hardwood. Although the last remaining senior on the Oswego State women’s basketball team did not see the floor for more than eight minutes, Tatyana Fish got her chance to produce and did. She cleaned up two defensive rebounds and assisted a transition three made by Zimmerman that extended the lead to 10 for the Lakers in the second quarter.

Following the Senior Night loss on Friday, and a pair of losses to SUNY Potsdam and SUNY Oneonta, head coach Sean Pinkerton’s Lakers fell to 6-16 on the year. Considering his team only won two games last season, this shows signs of life in the Oswego State women’s basketball program. Even though they may look like small increments in the win column, this team is improving and building a foundation for years to come. 

With two games remaining on the season, the Lakers have a chance to end on a high note when they face SUNY Geneseo and The College at Brockport, at home, in their final weekend of the season.

Nicole Hube | The Oswegonian