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Marafioti Leads Women's Lacrosse Past RIT, 17-11

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo junior attacker Hannah Marafioti scored six goals and added four assists as the Knights defeated host RIT, 17-11, on Wednesday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Knights fell behind as RIT scored the first two goals of the game, but Geneseo responded with three-straight goals to take a 3-2 lead with 16:19 remaining in the first half. 
  • Geneseo jumped out to its largest lead of the first half, 7-4, with 5:23 remaining as junior midfielder Laura Skrzypczyk netted a free-position goal. Geneseo held an 8-6 lead at halftime.
  • In the second half, senior attacker Tessa Doody and Marafioti each scored in the first minute of play to give Geneseo a 10-6 lead. 
  • RIT responded with consecutive goals but the Knights ended the game on a 7-3 run to earn the 17-11 victory.

QUICK FACTS

  • Marafioti's 10-point performance was the second of her career, joining Maggie Benham '08 as the only two Knights to record multiple 10-point games. Marafioti moves into fourth in Geneseo history with 157 career points, passing Laura Chatterton '05, Maggie Morris '09 and Shauna Leonard '08 on the Knights' all-time list.
  • Doody finished with four goals and an assist while junior attacker Nicole Voci scored twice and added a pair of assists. 
  • Junior defense Caitlyn Merkel finished with five draw controls and a team-high four caused turnovers to lead the Knights' defense. 
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Margaret Rosaschi earned her third win of the season with 10 saves in the cage. 

WHAT'S NEXT?

Geneseo will travel to face Clarkson on Saturday, March 7 at 12:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Tessa Doody

#10 Tessa Doody

M
5' 4"
Senior
Hannah Marafioti

#23 Hannah Marafioti

A
5' 3"
Senior
Caitlyn Merkel

#21 Caitlyn Merkel

D
5' 4"
Senior
Maggie Rosaschi

#34 Maggie Rosaschi

G
5' 6"
Junior
Laura Skrzypczyk

#29 Laura Skrzypczyk

M
5' 7"
Senior
Nicole Voci

#24 Nicole Voci

A
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Tessa Doody

#10 Tessa Doody

5' 4"
Senior
M
Hannah Marafioti

#23 Hannah Marafioti

5' 3"
Senior
A
Caitlyn Merkel

#21 Caitlyn Merkel

5' 4"
Senior
D
Maggie Rosaschi

#34 Maggie Rosaschi

5' 6"
Junior
G
Laura Skrzypczyk

#29 Laura Skrzypczyk

5' 7"
Senior
M
Nicole Voci

#24 Nicole Voci

5' 7"
Senior
A