GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo field hockey team won its second-straight Empire 8 title on Saturday afternoon, defeating Nazareth 5-1 on Saturday afternoon. The Knights improve to 20-1 on the season with the win, while Sara O'Donnell was named the Tournament MVP for the Knights.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

• Ella Greico put the Knights on the board with 6:10 left to play, knocking it in out of the air off a great pass from Sam Lewis. Nazareth managed to tie it 1-1 at the end of the first quarter.  
• The Knights peppered The Golden Flyers net, putting up nine shots before Kyra Giannelli swatted in the rebound from a defensive save to take the lead at halftime. 
• Greico scored her second of the game just one minute into the third period, picking up her own rebound, making it 3-1. Giannelli followed,scoring another Knights goal with just over five to play, redirecting a shot from Shannon Cunningham.  
• Emma Landers gave Geneseo their fifth goal of the game, getting the rebound from Lewis's shot with a minute left to play. The Knights held strong and secured the back-to-back Empire 8 Championship title.  

QUICK FACTS: 

• Ella Greico and Krya Giannelli led with two goals each while Sam Lewis had two assists.  
• The Knights 20-1 record this season marks the program's best regular season finish since its inception in 1997.  
• Ella Greico ranks No. 6 in the NCAA in goals per game and points per game, averaging 1.30 goals and 3.15 points.  
• The Knights head into the postseason ranked No. 2 in goals per game and points per game, scoring an average of 4.75 per game and totaling 12.60 points per game.  

WHAT'S NEXT?
The Knights await the details of their next game, the NCAA selection show will air tomorrow night at 9:00 PM on NCAA.com