GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo men's lacrosse team defeated Brockport 9-4 on Wednesday afternoon in the State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) semifinals to advance to the championship game on Saturday at Cortland.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior attacker Kevin Cook and sophomore attacker Kevin Mouton got the Knights offense started as they teamed up for the first two goals. Cook found the back of the net off both passes from Mouton, and Geneseo held a 3-2 advantage going into the second quarter.
• Mouton tallied his third assist of the game to start the second quarter as first-year attacker Riley Henselder put them ahead 4-2. Junior goalkeeper Mark Pav and the Knights defense held strong in the quarter and shut out the Golden Eagles to allow Geneseo to take a 6-2 advantage into halftime.
• Senior midfielder Sean Byrne kept the momentum going early in the third quarter, by driving towards the goal and scoring a behind the back goal. Later in the quarter, Cook jumped to catch a pass near the goal and scored in one quick motion before landing. The Knights improved their lead to 9-2 after the third quarter.
• Brockport was able to add two goals in the fourth quarter, but the lead was too large for a comeback and Geneseo earned the playoff victory.

QUICK FACTS

• Cook and Mouton tied for the team-lead in points with four, while Drew Liguori added three points on one goal and two assists.
• Pav earned the win in goal with seven saves, while Zachary Barber and Kevin Ehli each had two caused turnovers.
• This will mark Geneseo's third-straight appearance in the SUNYAC Championship game, and they will look to improve on last year's result where they fell to Cortland 11-8.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Knights will head to Cortland on Saturday, May 7 at 4 p.m. for the championship game.