The nationally-ranked Onondaga Community College women's basketball saw its season come to an end on Sunday in the NJCAA Region III title game after falling to nationally-ranked Mohawk Valley Community College, 88-66, in the SRC Arena and Events Center.

The loss snapped an 18-game winning streak for No. 3 Onondaga and was its first since December 20 as the Lazers end the 2014-15 campaign with a 28-5 overall record, while Mohawk Valley moves to 28-3 overall and will represent Region III in the NJCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship in Bethlehem, PA.

Melissa Bakowski was named to the All-Tournament team after scoring a team-high 26 points.  Samantha Roberts contributed 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists for the Lazers while Alisia Griffin finished with nine points and five boards.  Brittany Anderson netted six points all coming from the charity stripe and Kumba Marong hauled in 11 rebounds.

Joining Bakowski on the All-Tournament Team from Mohawk Valley were Stevie Ray, Imani Pierce and Jhontay Giles who was named the Championship's Most Valuable Player after recording a game-high 31 points and 18 rebounds.  Shaneika Smith from North Country and Alyssa Crosby of Jefferson Community College rounded out the All-Tournament selections.

After a seesaw first half that featured four ties and three lead changes, the Lazers would surrender five unanswered points to break a 17-17 tie with 7:47 remaining in the opening stanza.

Bakowski would connect on two layups from the left side to bring the Lazers to within three points, but the Hawks responded with a 14-4 run capped by a 3-pointer to close out the first half with Mohawk Valley leading by 13 points, 38-25.

The top-seeded Lazers would trail by double-digits throughout the second half, falling behind by as many as 18 points at one period before putting together a modest 6-0 run bookended by 2 free throws apiece from Griffin and Bakowski.

The Hawks would reclaim a 15-point lead at 6:47 courtesy of a deep 3-pointer from the right wing, but the Lazers continued to fight, scoring 13 of the game's next 20 points to pull within nine, 69-60, but that was as close as they would come.  The Hawks put together a 19-3 run over the game's final minutes to earn the hard-fought win.