Box Score OSWEGO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo senior attacker Jacqui Thorsen scored a team-high four goals while senior attacker Tessa Doody dealt out five assists as the Knights earned a 20-3 victory over State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) rival Oswego on Sunday in the regular season finale.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Geneseo held the Lakers scoreless throughout the entire first half, ripping off 13 unanswered goals in the period. Senior attacker Hannah Marafioti tallied the Knights' first two scores while Thorsen netted three in the first period. Junior goalkeeper Margaret Rosaschi saved all three shots she faced in the half as the Knights took a 13-0 advantage into the break.
- Senior attacker Nicole Voci led off the second half with a score in the first minute, but Oswego tallied three-straight goals to cut into the Geneseo lead.
- The Knights finished the game on a 6-0 run as senior midfielder Sarah Kelly scored Geneseo's final two goals in the last five minutes, giving the Knights a 20-3 victory.
QUICK FACTS
- Marafioti became just the sixth student-athlete in Geneseo history to reach 200 career points. Marafioti finished with three goals and two assists to move into sixth in Geneseo history with 202 career points and seventh in Knights' lore with 148 career goals.
- Voci scored two goals and added two assists for four points while junior midfielder Emma Gaenzle netted a career-high three scores. Senior midfielder Megan Henderson added two goals and an assist as well.
- Senior defender Caitlyn Merkel pulled down a team-high five draw controls and added a caused turnover as the Knights forced Oswego into 26 turnovers on the day.
- Rosaschi finished with three saves and sophomore goalkeeper Lindsey Isenberg added one save in the final 13 minutes of play.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo finishes as the second seed in the SUNYAC West and will travel to SUNYAC East top seed Cortland for the SUNYAC Semifinals, with game time scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29.