Box Score KEUKA PARK, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Basketball lost their final game of the season on Saturday to Russell Sage College, 66-50, in an Empire 8 matchup.
Keuka College finishes the season with a 1-23 record, going 0-16 in the Empire 8 Conference.
Senior Amelia Poole led the way for Keuka, scoring a career-high 22 for the Green and Gold.
Russell Sage College 66 at Keuka College 50
Russell Sage got the first basket on a layup, but the Wolves got theirs with style. Meaghan McGwin made a leaping baseline save and in saving it, found Sydney Brown at the top of the key for the three and early Keuka advantage. Russell Sage responded, regained the lead, and extended it to 12-6. The Gators would lead 19-8 after the first.
Amelia Poole helped fight to keep the Wolves in the game. The senior scored five early in the quarter to cut the lead to 23-14. Poole scored 13 of Keuka's 14 points in the frame, including a three at the buzzer. The senior outscored Sage 13-12 in the second, but the Gators remained ahead 31-22 at the half.
The Gators scored the first five of the second half until Amelia Poole hit a three for the Wolves. Keuka would later cut the margin to seven as Poole found a cutting Meaghan McGwin for the lay-in to make it 36-29. Russell Sage responded with six straight to regain a double-digit lead. Lauren Hill converted a three-point play late to snap the run, but Sage took a 45-32 lead into the final quarter.
The Green and Gold fought to keep the game within reach early in the fourth, but the Gators extended their lead. Back-to-back threes by Isabella Colon trimmed it back to a 10-point game at 54-44 with four minutes left to play. Later, Colon found Jenna LaMere for a three to keep it at 10 with 2:48 remaining. The Gators answered with a three, however, and saw the game out as they defeated Keuka College
KC Notes:
- Keuka College and Russell Sage first faced each other in basketball in the 1976-77 season. The Wolves are now 9-4 all-time against Russell Sage
- The Wolves finished with 190 three-pointers on the season, setting a new school record
- Sydney Brown finished second in scoring for the Wolves with eight points
- Jenna LaMere scored seven points and added a team-high eight rebounds
- Amelia Poole hit six threes in the game for the Wolves. It tied for the fifth-most in a game in program history and most since Reighly Melochick hit nine in February 2018
- Poole finished the year with 51 threes made, fifth-most in program history