Women’s Basketball Celebrates Three Seniors; Falls to Oneonta in Final Game of 2022-23 Season

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – The Plattsburgh State women’s basketball team celebrated three seniors on Saturday afternoon, ultimately falling to Oneonta 61-51 in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) play. The game marked the final games for Misa Dowdell (Far Rockaway, N.Y/Scholars Academy), Kara Oatman (Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima), and Mya Smith (Wappingers Falls, N.Y./Roy C. Ketcham).

Based upon a blanket waiver granted by the NCAA, some student-athletes may have eligibility remaining they would not have had otherwise, and they may choose to utilize it.

The team finishes and wraps up their season with an 8-17 (4-14 SUNYAC) record. Oneonta finishes their season at 18-7 (13-5 SUNYAC) and will host Potsdam next week on Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m.

For Plattsburgh, Imani Walcott (Albany, N.Y./Albany) led the way with 13 points and 13 rebounds, matching her career-high in points as she posted her third double-double in her last four games. Kortney McCarthy (Peru, N.Y./Peru) had 12 points, also grabbing three boards and recording two steals. Payton Couture (Redford, N.Y./Saranac) added 10 points off the bench, adding three boards as well. 

Olivia Dobrovosky was the game’s leading scorer with 15 points for Oneonta, as she also added nine rebounds, four assists, and three steals. 

Neither team was excellent from the field, with Oneonta holding the edge shooting 35% to Plattsburgh’s 25%. Plattsburgh was able to generate some offense off of the Red Dragon giveaways, forcing 21 turnovers and earning 15 points off of those. The Red Dragons shot 21% from deep over the 40 minutes of action and the Cars shot 22.2%, making four shots from deep. 

The first quarter of action remained close between the two teams, as neither squad found their footing offensively, with Oneonta missing all…