Published: December 29, 2008 10:07 pm         

Plattsburgh State’s 3-pointer at buzzer sinks Rose women

Phoenix, Ariz. — Plattsburgh State University buried a three-point shot at the buzzer to claim a 53-52 women’s basketball victory over Rose-Hulman at the Grand Canyon Classic on Monday.

The Cardinals rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to earn their third win of the season. Junior Shayna Banet paced the Rose offense with 15 points.

Rose rallied from a nine-point first half deficit to close within 24-23 at the break. The Fightin’ Engineers continued the charge to gain a 10-point second-half advantage.

Senior Liz Ridgway added 12 points for the Engineers. Sophomore Donna Marsh pitched in eight points for Rose.

Plattsburgh State improved to 3-4 on the season with the victory, while Rose-Hulman dropped to 3-6 overall. The Engineers return to action against Lake Forest College in the final game of the Grand Canyon Classic in Phoenix today.



PLATTSBURGH STATE (53) — Amarando 2-5 1-2 5, Arthurton 3-7 4-7 10, Lynch 3-7 2-3 8, Salisbury 2-3 0-0 5, Harris 4-7 0-0 10, Silver 0-3 0-0 0, Harte 2-4 2-2 6, Silberberg 4-12 0-0 9, McCoy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-48 FG, 9-14 FT, 53 TP.

ROSE-HULMAN (52) — Marsh 3-6 2-4 8, Banet 5-8 5-6 15, Dickerson 1-4 0-0 2. Ridgway 6-10 0-0 12, Baca 1-9 1-4 3, Klass 1-3 0-0 2, Brisco 1-3 3-4 6, Kemp 0-1 0-0 0, Henke 2-2 0-0 4, Bowermaster 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 FG, 11-18 FT, 52 TP.

Halftime — Plattsburgh State 24, Rose-Hulman 23. 3-point shooting — PS 4-12 (Lynch 0-2, Salisbury 1-1, Harris 2-4, Silver 0-1, Silberberg 1-4), R-H 1-6 (Banet 0-1, Klass 0-1, Brisco 1-2, Dickerson 0-1, Kemp 0-1). Rebounds — PS 31 (Amarando 7, Arthurton 7), R-H 32 (Baca 6). Total fouls — PS 14, R-H 18. Fouled oout — Banet. Assists — PS 8 (Lynch 3), R-H 12 (Baca 5). Turnovers — PS 26, R-H 28. Blocks — PS 0, R-H 3 (Marsh 2). Steals — PS 15 (Arthurton 5, Lynch 5), R-H 11 (Baca 6).