The Fredonia women’s basketball team won its first game of the season with a 62-53 win over Medaille College. Sarah Sweazy (Rochester, N. Y. / Rush Henrietta) led the Devils with 15 points, 4 steals and added 7 rebounds. Sophomore Rae White (North Collins, N.Y. / Lake Shore) sparked the team with 15 points and 3 steals off the bench.

Jenna Einink (Westfield, N.Y. / Chautauqua Lake) began the game with a three pointer to give Fredonia the early lead. Medaille answered with a three pointer from Brigid Taylor, followed by a three-point play by Morgan Kennedy. They would have their biggest lead at 15-9.

Fredonia then used defensive pressure and the scoring of Sweazy to take the lead. The Devils rattled of an 11-0 run with Sweazy accounting eight of those points.

A layup followed by a fast break bucket by Sweazy put the Devils up 16-15 at the end of the first quarter. She opened the second quarter with consecutive field goals. Fredonia would build a 30-23 lead by the break.

The Devils created 13 turnovers defensively in the first half and had a 12-2 lead in points off turnovers. Sweazy led all scorers with 11 points and 3 steals. Ranya Rumph led Medaille with 8 points.

Both teams put up 17 points in the third quarter, which ended with the Devils still up seven points, 47-40. White accounted for 9 points in the third, shooting 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.

Midway through the fourth, Fredonia used a three pointer from Lauren Mickley (Danville, Ohio / Danville) to extend it lead to 15 — its biggest of the game. From there, the Mavericks would get no closer than eight points.

Anna Chiacchia (Hamburg, N.Y. / Hamburg) added 10 points and Einink led the Devils with 9 rebounds.

Medaille (1-4) was paced by Rumph with 14 points and 9 rebounds.

Prior to the game, Einink was honored for reaching the 1,000-point mark. She reached that mark in last season’s final game.