Geneseo, N.Y.- The SUNY Geneseo men's lacrosse team's One Love Game ended with an 18-8 win over SUNY Potsdam on Friday night. The Geneseo Knights and their dominant fourth quarter improved them to 7-5 overall and 2-1 in SUNYAC conference play.
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HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The Knights started strong, scoring four consecutive goals in the first. The goals were scored by graduate student William McCumiskey (2), junior Jimmy Atkinson, and junior Riley Hensleder. Assists by Henselder and graduate student Brady Sullivan (2).
- After Potsdam put one on the board, senior Cole Bollin responded with his first goal of the night at 14:02 in the second.
- Riley Henselder and Jimmy Atkinson each added a goal to put the Knights up 7-2 at the half.
- Potsdam pushed back in the third, cutting Geneseo's lead to two. Goals from Bollin, Atkinson, and Helriegel put the Knights up 10-7 going into the fourth.
- The Knights were fired up starting the fourth and went on an eight-goal run to start the final quarter. The Knights saw goals from freshman Maddox Gorney (2), Sullivan (2), Bollin, Atkinson, and McCumiskey, with assists from Henselder (2) and Atkinson.
- Sophomore Ronnie Trebing added the final goal with 41 seconds to put the Knights up 18-8.
QUICK FACTS:
- The Knights were dominant on the draws. Senior faceoff specialist BB Syrop went 15/21 on faceoffs with six groundballs. Sophomore faceoff specialist Jake Starkey went 6/9 on faceoffs with five groundballs.
- Riley Henlselder, Jimmy Atkinson, and Brady Sullivan all finished the game with five points each.
- Junior goaltender Andrew Tittman started in net for the Knights and had 11 saves on 19 shots, boasting an impressive .579 save percentage.
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WHAT'S NEXT:
The Knights (7-5) will travel to take on the New Paltz Hawks (4-5) on Saturday, April 13
th, at 1 pm in another SUNYAC matchup.
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