GENESEO, N.Y. – SUNY Geneseo first-year forward Erin O'Connor totaled two goals and an assist to lead the Knights to a 7-0 shutout of Lycoming, Saturday, in the home-opener at Saratoga Field. 

Geneseo (2-3) scored four minutes into the game on an unassisted tally by senior midfielder Alexa Vojvodic en route a 3-0 halftime lead, and netted four more goals in the second half as six Knights found the net on the afternoon.  

"It is always a good thing as a coach to see the things you practice during training executed during a game, " said head coach Nate Wiley. "It was also good to see some of your younger players score some goals and get some more confidence going." 

Senior midfielder Alexa Krebs intercepted a clearing attempt and scored on a 10-yard strike to make it a 2-0 game in the 24th minute. Nine minutes later, Krebs fed a nice pass through the Lycoming defense that senior forward Amanda Gray collected and scored from 15 yards for the 3-0 halftime edge. 

The Knights poured it on in the second half, scoring three goals in the first 12 minutes to put the game out of reach. First-year Emily Green scored from close range off a pass from O'Connor after a break down the left side at 50:53, before O'Connor got into the action with her first goal by finishing off a cross into the box from sophomore midfielder Stephanie Clookey at 52:43. Just over four minutes later, O'Connor struck again, heading in a pass from Vojvodic to make it a 6-0 lead at 56:56. 

First-year Carolanne Murphy rounded out the scoring in the 67th minute on a feed from sophomore forward Kelsey Raschke as the Knights cruised to the victory. 

Senior goalkeeper Julia Sanger collected her first shutout of the season, notching three saves for the win. 

Geneseo will hit the road on Wednesday (Sept 18) to kick off a four-match road swing with RIT. The match is slated to start at 4:00 p.m.