GENESEO, N.Y. - SUNY Geneseo first-year forward Ada Roe scored the game-winning goal with 2:08 remaining in the first overtime period as the Knights defeated visiting Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at College Stadium. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Geneseo struck first as first-year forward Emma Fon finished off a set piece, firing a shot from the arc past the RPI keeper. Sophomore midfielder Darby Matthews earned the assist on the play as Geneseo took a 1-0 lead in the first quarter. 
• After RPI tied the game, the Knights applied pressure on the Engineers defense to earn a penalty stroke. Junior midfielder Cassidy Sturdevant stepped up and calmly buried the stroke to give Geneseo a 2-1 advantage with just under two minutes to play in the first frame.
• The Engineers tied the game in the second quarter, tallying off of a penalty corner to knot it, 2-2. 
• The scored remained tied until the first overtime period. Sophomore defender Olivia Hernick cleared a ball up the field to junior attacker Maggie Phipps who beat a defender to create a breakaway opportunity. Phipps drew the goalie and slipped a pass across the face of the net to Roe, who finished it past the diving keeper for the victory. 

QUICK FACTS

• Roe's goal was the first of her collegiate career, while Fon tallied her second of the season. Sturdevant notched her first goal of the campaign, while Matthews registered an assist for the second-straight contest. 
• Junior goalkeeper Sarah Quinlan finished with seven saves to improve to 2-0 in net this season. 
• The Knights outshot the Engineers, 15-10, including a 4-1 advantage in the overtime period. 

WHAT'S NEXT? 

Geneseo will host St. John Fisher on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at 7:00 p.m.