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Women's Lacrosse

No. 16 Women's Lacrosse Earns Season-Opening Victory Over No. 13 Brockport

Box Score

GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo senior attacker Nicole Voci scored four times and assisted three goals as the 16th-ranked Knights defeated 13th-ranked Brockport, 15-12 in a top-25 matchup at College Stadium on Wednesday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Senior attacker Hannah Marafioti scored the Knights' first goal of the season at the 26:33 mark of the first half off an assist from senior attacker Tessa Doody
  • Brockport scored three-straight to take the lead, but Geneseo scored seven of the last eight goals of the first half to take an 8-4 advantage into halftime. Voci led the way with three first-half goals, while senior midfielder Megan Henderson tallied two.
  • The Knights continued to put the pressure on coming out of halftime, scoring on the advantage. Senior attacker Jacqui Thorsen netted a free position goal just 2:20 into the frame to extend the Knights' lead to five goals, their largest of the game. 
  • The Golden Eagles went on a 4-1 run to cut the Geneseo lead to two goals, but back-to-back goals from Henderson and sophomore midfielder Emma Gaenzle kept the Knights ahead, extending the lead to 13-9 with just over 12 minutes to play. 
  • Brockport cut the lead to two goals once again, but Voci and Thorsen each scored in the final seven minutes to put the game out of reach.

QUICK FACTS

  • Junior goalie Margaret Rosaschi made eight saves on twenty shots faced (40%) and added four ground balls.
  • Thorsen finished with four goals while Henderson tallied three Gaenzle finished with two scores.
  • Marafioti tallied a goal and three assists as seven Knights registered at least one point.
  • Geneseo went 2-for-3 on the advantage (66.7%) while holding the Golden Eagles to 1-for-4 (25.0%) with an extra player.

WHATS NEXT?

The Knights (1-0) hit the road to face State University of New York (SUNYAC) foe Fredonia (0-1) on Saturday, March 27th at 1:00 PM at University Stadium.

 

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Players Mentioned

Tessa Doody

#10 Tessa Doody

M
5' 4"
Senior
Emma Gaenzle

#9 Emma Gaenzle

M
5' 8"
Junior
Megan Henderson

#14 Megan Henderson

M
5' 9"
Senior
Hannah Marafioti

#23 Hannah Marafioti

A
5' 3"
Senior
Maggie Rosaschi

#34 Maggie Rosaschi

G
5' 6"
Junior
Jacqui Thorsen

#19 Jacqui Thorsen

A
5' 8"
Senior
Nicole Voci

#24 Nicole Voci

A
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Tessa Doody

#10 Tessa Doody

5' 4"
Senior
M
Emma Gaenzle

#9 Emma Gaenzle

5' 8"
Junior
M
Megan Henderson

#14 Megan Henderson

5' 9"
Senior
M
Hannah Marafioti

#23 Hannah Marafioti

5' 3"
Senior
A
Maggie Rosaschi

#34 Maggie Rosaschi

5' 6"
Junior
G
Jacqui Thorsen

#19 Jacqui Thorsen

5' 8"
Senior
A
Nicole Voci

#24 Nicole Voci

5' 7"
Senior
A