POTSDAM, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo senior forward Nicole Bell tallied her first-career hat trick as the Knights earned a convincing 6-0 victory over State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) foe Potsdam on Friday afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Geneseo opened the scoring in the 23rd minute of play as senior forward Hannah Sullivan netted her fifth goal of the season. 
• Bell added her first of the day in the 35th minute, making it 2-0 before the halftime break. 
• In the second half, sophomore forward Liv Raucci scored back-to-back goals, finding the net in the 49th and 62nd minute to make it 4-0. 
• Bell scored again in the 64th minute and added a penalty kick goal in the 70th minute as the Knights capped the 6-0 win. 

QUICK FACTS  

• Bell tallied her first career hat trick and the Knights' first hat trick since Audrey Reid '18 scored three times against Oneonta on Sept. 29, 2017, a 3-2 victory. 
• Raucci registered her second career multi-goal game, netting her fourth and fifth goals of the season. 
• Sullivan finished with two assists while junior forwards Lauren Wozny and McKinley Skala each earned one assists.
• Junior goalkeeper Angel Bennett finished with four saves to earn the shutout victory, the Knights' seventh-straight shutout. 
• With the victory, the Knights clinched a SUNYAC Tournament berth for the eighth-consecutive season.

WHAT'S NEXT? 

Geneseo (10-2-1, 5-0-1 SUNYAC) will travel to Plattsburgh on Saturday to face the Cardinals at 1:00 p.m. in another SUNYAC tilt.