OSWEGO, N.Y. - The SUNYIT Women's Basketball Team (0-1) fell to the Oswego State Lakers 69-38 on Friday night in the first round of the Max Ziel Tournament, hosted by the Lakers. 

The Wildcats struggled against a tough Oswego defense, shooting just 29% from the field on the game while the Lakers hit 41% of their shots. 

First-year Lauren Knowles (Salisbury Mills, N.Y. / Washingtonville) led the Wildcats in scoring with 14 points on 7 of 17 shooting, while also pulling down 9 rebounds.

The Wildcats were ultimately done in by a deficit of 13 rebounds and the Lakers' three-point attack, which turned in a 10 for 26 performance from long range.

SUNYIT will take on SUNY Cobleskill in the tournament's consolation game Saturday at 12:00 pm. The game does not count as a conference game though both teams are in the NEAC.