PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fl. - The SUNY Geneseo women's lacrosse team earned an 11-9 victory over Westfield St. to close out their spring break trip to Florida on Thursday, March 16. The win moved the Knights to 2-2 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Sophie Lyko and Emily Salanger put the Knights ahead early in the game, 2-1, and then a goal from Alaina Reina at the four-minute mark made it a 3-2 advantage heading into the second quarter.
• Megan Cook quickly extended the lead to three goals for Geneseo, scoring back-to-back goals to open the second quarter. The owls scored the final goal of the second quarter, and kept it at a two-goal game, 6-4, heading into the second half.
• Westfield St. cut the lead to just one goal three times during the third quarter, but the Knights had the answer each time to keep their lead in tact. Salanger scored with under a minute left in the third quarter, and then Cook found the back of the net for the third time in the game to make it a 10-7 lead in the fourth quarter.
• Molly Brown helped seal the victory with Geneseo's 11th goal at the five-minute mark of the final quarter.

QUICK FACTS

• Salanger led the Knights offense with five points on four goals and one assist, while Cook chipped in four points with three goals and one assist.
• Lindsay Merenda and Tricia Curran each had four caused turnovers for the defense, while Maggie Rosaschi tallied seven saves to get the win in goal.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Knights will return home to host Potsdam on Saturday, March 25 at 11 a.m.