OSWEGO, NY – The Alfred University women's basketball team was back on the court on Saturday afternoon at Oswego State for an out of conference matchup with the Lakers. The Saxons (1-4) hung tight with a talented Oswego State team but fell short in a 68-54 loss. 
 
The Lakers jumped out to an 11-3 lead with some strong play inside early on and finished the first quarter leading the Saxons 15-10.
 
Early three pointers from Gillian Flint (Caledonia, NY / Caledonia-Mumford) and Lyndsey McCoy (Middleburgh, NY / Middleburgh Central) put the AU offense in gear during the second quarter and helped the Saxons outscore the Lakers during that period and go into the halftime break trailing by just four points.
 
Oswego State began to pull away in the third quarter, as they went up by as many as 15 points before Ana Ion (Bucharest, Romania, / Episcopal of Jacksonville) hit a late three to make it an 11 point game after three quarters. 
 
The Saxons were able to hold the Laker offense to just 10 points in the final quarter but it was not enough to get back into the contest as Oswego State improved to 3-2 on the season with the win over Alfred.
 
Ion led all Saxon scorers with 16 points. McCoy finished with 15 points and was a perfect 3-3 from beyond the arc. Flint was a factor on both ends of the court with 10 points, seven rebounds and three steals on the day. 
 
"Successful people have something inside of them that drives them," Head Coach Mike Moskowitz said. "It's a combination of their toughness, mindset and heart. I know we have the ability to be a good basketball team – but before we can worry about that, we need to find that 'something' inside of us"
 
The Saxons will play their first home game of the season on Tuesday when they host Keuka College at 7PM in Terry S. Galanis Family Arena.