Basketball Recap: New Paltz Comes Up Short

New Paltz was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a hard 41-27 fall against the Spackenkill Spartans. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huguenots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 44-30 back in January.

Despite the loss, New Paltz saw an underclassman step up: freshman Callie Meyer posted four points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.

Leading Spackenkill to victory were Blythe McQuade and Maryclare Parker-Stark. McQuade put up 19 points and seven assists, while Parker-Stark went 7 of 13 on her way to 14 points and six boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which McQuade has scored at least a third of Spackenkill's points.

New Paltz's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Spackenkill, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.

New Paltz wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 40-30 loss against Red Hook on the 3rd. As for Spackenkill, they will head out on the road to take on Wallkill at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Spackenkill will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.