WILLIAMSTOWN, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo senior Sara Rosenzweig finished in sixth place to lead the Knights to the team championship at the Purple Valley Classic, hosted by Williams (Mass.), Saturday.

Geneseo totaled 65 points to out-distance runner-up MIT (71), Williams (100), Tufts (125) and Wisconsin-Lacrosse (143) to round out the top-five squads in the 23-team field.

Geneseo, which was ranked second nationally and first in the Atlantic Region entering the meet, upset defending national champion Williams, which entered the weekend ranked first in Division III. MIT was ranked fifth nationally, while Tufts was ranked sixth and Wisconsin-Lacrosse was ranked 10th. RPI (No. 11), Ithaca (No. 14), Amherst (No. 21) and Dickinson (No. 30) also competed in the field. 

Purple Valley Classic
Williamstown, N.Y.

1st/23 Teams
6. Sara Rosenzweig 22:19.4
7. Marissa Cossaro 22:25.6
16. Ashley Peppriell 22:46.0
17. Kristen Homeyer 22:46.6
19. Marissa Bellusci 22:49.0
28. Genny Corcoran 23:05.3
31. Allison Fernandez 23:14.2