MARCY, N.Y. – The SUNY Poly women's basketball team defeated Alfred State on Saturday in convincing fashion. The Pioneers hung with the Wildcats through one quarter of play, but in the second quarter Poly hung 31 points on the scoreboard to take a commanding lead. When all was said and done, the Wildcats won 69-56.
The Gallo sisters played a huge part in the Wildcat victory. Paige Gallo (Ballston Spa, N.Y. / Ballston Spa HS) had the best game of her young career. She scored a game high, and career high 22 points, shot 50% from the field, and scored 9 points from the free throw line. Paige also had a game high five assists (her career high), eight rebounds (her season high) and two steals.
Geena Gallo (Ballston Spa, N.Y. / Ballston Spa HS), who celebrates her 22nd birthday tomorrow, had a dominate performance. She recorded her second double-double of the season, tallying 20 points, a game high 16 rebounds, three steals and two assists. She shot 60% from the field in her 36 minutes of play.
Senior guard Emily Alicea (Mohegan Lake, N.Y. / Lakeland HS) had two of the Wildcats four 3-pointers in the game. She tallied four assists and two steals in the game.
For the Pioneers, Kimberly Levee had a team high 13 points in the game. Hannah Carlson added 12 points. Breana Gleaton and Catherine Bialecki each had a team high 10 rebounds.
Statistically, the Wildcats had the edge. The Wildcats shot 44% from the field, the Pioneers shot just 28%. SUNY Poly also had the edge in 3-point percentage (36%-33%), rebounds (50-48), and assists (15-13). Each team recorded 17 turnovers. The Pioneers had the edge in points off turnovers (22-18) and second chance points (18-13).
The win over Alfred brings the season record to 5-4 for the Wildcats. The Pioneers fall to 2-10. SUNY Poly will be back in action on Wednesday, January 13th when they host SUNY Cobleskill in a NEAC Conference matchup. Live video and statistics will be available for the game HERE