GENESEO, N.Y. - The SUNY Geneseo field hockey team stayed perfect in Empire 8 play on Saturday, defeating Sage 7-0 at College Stadium. Halle Senfield scored a hat trick and Ella Greico added two goals and three assists in the win, which moves Geneseo to 9-3 overall and 5-0 in conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Geneseo took the lead in the first quarter, as Senfield scored her first goal of the game off a Greico assist at 7:09 to make it 1-0.
- The Knights scored three times in the second quarter. Aubree Wenner converted another Greico assist at 16:41 to make it 2-0, and Greico scored unassisted at 19:51 to extend the lead to 3-0. Senfield added her second goal at 23:31 off an Ava Harman assist to make it 4-0 at the half.
- Neither team scored in the third quarter, with Geneseo holding a 3-2 edge in penalty corners.
- Geneseo scored three more in the fourth quarter. Senfield completed the hat trick at 49:40, assisted by Greico, to make it 5-0. Greico scored again at 50:56 off a Lauren Rey assist to make it 6-0, and Wenner finished the scoring at 51:49 with a goal assisted by Harman.
- Geneseo out-shot Sage 31-4 and put 25 shots on goal to Sage's two. Geneseo also held a 15-2 advantage in penalty corners, and Bridget Schafer finished with two saves for the shutout.
QUICK FACTS:
- Senfield led Geneseo with three goals and eight shots, while Greico finished with five points on two goals and three assists.
- Wenner scored twice, and Harman added two assists. Rey also had an assist.
- Geneseo is 5-0 in Empire 8 play for the first time this season.
WHAT'S NEXT?
Geneseo will travel to Keuka on Saturday, October 17 at noon.
