GENESEO, N.Y. – Senior forward
Maggie Phipps finished with two goals and an assist while
Sarah Quinlan notched a season-high nine saves to lead the Knights past visiting New Paltz, 5-1, on Saturday afternoon at College Stadium.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- New Paltz nearly took the lead on the first penalty corner of the game, but Sarah Quinlan saved the initial attempt and Olivia Vinciguerra earned a defensive save on a goal line stop of the shot off the rebound.
- The Knights took the lead early in the second period when Katrina Clare broke away from the defense and found Maggie Phipps with a pass to the back post. Phipps smashed it into the back of the cage to give Geneseo a 1-0 advantage.
- New Paltz tied the game just 44 seconds later, converting on a scramble after a penalty corner, but the Knights regained the lead when Grace Olczak finished off a rebound with a diving effort to put Geneseo ahead, 2-1.
- The Knights kept on the pressure and added a third period insurance goal as Phipps stole the ball away at midfield and fed Clare in transition for the quick score, making it 3-1.
- Sam Lewis and Phipps each added a fourth quarter goal as the Knights pulled away for the 5-1 victory.
QUICK FACTS
- Sarah Quinlan earned the win in cage with a season-high nine saves, including her 100th career save, improving to 7-2 in cage this season, despite conceding the Knights' first goal since Sept. 14th, snapping the team's program-record shutout streak.
- Phipps scored her sixth and seventh goals of the season while Clare and Olczak each tallied their seventh goal of the year as well. Olczak scored the go-ahead goal against her former team, transferring into Geneseo from New Paltz after the 2019 season.
- Geneseo earned its eighth-consecutive victory, improving to 15-12 all-time against their conference rival, New Paltz.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Knights ( 10-2, 3-0 SUNYAC) will travel to face Oneonta on Saturday, Oct. 15 in another conference battle.
