OXFORD – Unadilla Valley and Oxford were tied at 9-9 after the first quarter but the host Oxford Blackhawks took control of the contest, outscoring the Storm by 10 points in the second to take a lead into the halftime break. The home team then held onto that lead for the remainder of the game, winning 49-39 for the Midstate Athletic Conference playoff game.

The Blackhawks’ Madalyn Barrows recorded a double-double in the game, scoring 13 points and pulling down 12 rebounds.

Teammate Karley Miller did her damage from the inside, coming away with 16 points to lead all scorers. Miller grabbed a team-best five offensive rebounds, which resulted in 10 of her points coming on second-chances.

The Storm came out of the halftime break to score double figures for the first time in the game but Oxford outscored them once again in the third by two points to lead by 12 entering the final stretch.

The two teams switch scores in the fourth as UV put up 13 points to close out the game with balanced team effort. Six different Storm players registered points in the scorebook in the stanza with Meegan White and Claire Converse leading the way with three points.

White finished with five points while Converse and Kirtsten White both matched the same total. The Storm were led by Kyleigh George and Sophie off, who scored six points each.