UTICA, N.Y. — The Keuka College Women's Basketball team earned a 72-61 Empire 8 victory on the road at SUNY Poly on Saturday.

Sophomore Lillian Mullen was one off of her career high with 23 points to lead Keuka College (7-9, 2-6 Empire 8). Emilee Bacon set a new personal best with 17 points while grabbing 14 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.

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The Green and Gold took an early 12-2 lead over the Wildcats with senior Mary Cotter accounting for seven of the points for the Wolves. Keuka later pushed their lead to 14 points, 21-7, following a three by Lillian Mullen. SUNY Poly closed the quarter with four free throws, but the Wolves led 21-11 after one.

Cotter helped stop any late momentum by SUNY Poly by hitting a three on the opening possession of the second quarter. It was a low-scoring frame with the teams playing to a 9-9 tie. Keuka led 30-20 at the half.

The scoring picked up in the third quarter. SUNY Poly found their stroke from three as a pair of triples cut the Keuka lead down to four at 40-36 with 2:26 left in the third. Lillian Mullen once again had the answer for the Wolves. Emilee Bacon earned the assist as Mullen knocked down a three to push the lead back to seven just 16 seconds later. The Wolves would carry that seven-point advantage into the final quarter.

The Wolves kept distance between them and the Wildcats for most of the fourth quarter. The margin would get down to four, but the Wolves would close out the game. Keuka College went 16-18 from the free throw line in the final 10 minutes to secure the 72-61 conference victory.

KC Notes:

• The win snapped a four-game losing streak to SUNY Poly for the Wolves. It was Keuka's first victory over the Wildcats since the 2018-19 season. Keuka is now 20-15 all-time against SUNY Poly
• Lillian Mullen went 5-8 from deep on Saturday, setting a new career high for threes in a game
• Although Emilee Bacon had the double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds, she did not lead the Wolves in rebounding. That honor went to Brooke Burd, who grabbed 15 boards
• As a team, Keuka College was +16 in rebounding, holding a 49-33 advantage over the Wildcats
• Mary Cotter and Emiley Anderson were also in double figures for the Wolves with 12 and 11 points, respectively
• Lillian Mullen had three assists to go with her scoring output, topping her season total from last year
• Keuka College went 23-25 from the free throw line. That ranks as the third best free throw percentage in a game in program history

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will look to carry the momentum into their next game as Keuka College hosts Elmira College in an Empire 8 Conference game on Tuesday. Tipoff from the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center is slated for 5:30 p.m.