GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo women's lacrosse team opened up Empire 8 action on Saturday afternoon at College Stadium with a dominant 22-8 victory over Hartwick. The win improves the Knights record to 3-5 overall and 1-0 in the conference, while the Hawks dip to 1-4 and 0-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Knights opened up the game controlling both the offensive and defensive side of the field, going ahead 7-0 in the first quarter. Olivia Luchetti highlighted the quarter with a hat trick, while Maddie Brown chipped in three points with a goal and two assists.
• Hartwick found its rhythm at the end of the first quarter and into the second, scoring four out of the next five goals to cut the lead down to 8-4. The Knights responded with another eight-goal quarter, taking a 16-6 advantage into halftime. Geneseo had seven different goal scorers in the quarter, with Brown being the only one to find the back of the net twice.
• The Knights never let Hartwick have thoughts of a comeback in the second half, extending the lead to 13 in the third quarter, and eventually cruising to the 22-8 victory.

QUICK FACTS:

• Brown led the offensive effort with seven points on three goals and four assists, improving her season total to a team-best 35 points.
• Sophie Lyko chipped in four points, while five Knights recorded three (Rosemary Mahoney, Natalie Long, Dany Emler, Grace Reyna, and Luchetti).
• Defensively, Grace Geary tallied game highs in caused turnovers with four and ground balls with six.
• Emily DeJohn, Teagan Culhane, Taylor Rakoski, and Holly Indelicato all recorded time in goal, with DeJohn earning the win after playing the entire first half and picking up five saves.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will play one final non-conference contest on Friday, March 28 at St. Lawrence at 3 p.m.