GENESEO, NY – The SUNY Geneseo Knights remained undefeated in Empire 8 conference play, defeating the visiting Houghton Highlanders in the regular-season finale, 7-2.
The Knights scored less than three minutes into the game and put away three goals in the first quarter. They would score a goal in each of the next two quarters to take a 5-0 lead into the final 15 minutes.
Adria Hartzler put the Highlanders on the board in the 47
th minute, scoring the first of her two goals on the day on an assists from
Courtney Walbridge.
The Knights, who currently rank second in the region, would match the Houghton tallies with two scores of their own, completing the scoring.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 2 | #21 SUNY Geneseo – 7
Records: Houghton: 10-5 (6-4 Empire 8) | #21 SUNY Geneseo: 18-1 (10-0 Empire 8)
Venue: College Stadium, SUNY Geneseo | Attendance: 188
SCORING SUMMARY
| 2:53 |
 |
Ava Harman
Assisted By: Ella Greico |
| 6:04 |
|
Halle Senfield
Assisted By: Shannon Cunningham , Ella Greico |
| 11:39 |
|
Halle Senfield
Assisted By: Ella Greico |
| 19:10 |
|
Ella Greico
Assisted By: Aubree Wenner |
| 32:22 |
|
Ella Greico
Assisted By: Sam Lewis |
| 46:21 |
 |
Adria Hartzler (11)
Assisted By: Courtney Walbridge |
| 47:09 |
|
Ava Harman
Assisted By: Sam Lewis |
| 49:04 |
|
Adria Hartzler (12)
Assisted By: Lauren Thurber , Ava Kramp |
| 56:47 |
|
Sam Lewis
Assisted By: Sophia Cox |
NOTABLE STATS
>> The last time the Highlanders allowed more than five goals in a game was on October 5
th, 2022, when they lost, 8-0, to the SUNY Geneseo Knights.
>> Hartzler has now scored 12 goals this season and ranks fifth in the conference in goals scored. She now has 29 career goals, only three away from 10
th place on the Highlanders career-leader board.
>> As a team this season, the Highlanders have now scored 52 goals, one goal away from the 1998 team, which scored 53 goals, and ranks eighth all-time among Houghton field hockey teams for goals scored in season.
>>
Annika Galen made nine saves in goal for the Highlanders, matching her single-game high for the season.
UP NEXT
The Highlanders will travel to Rochester this Saturday, November 1
st, when they will take on the #4-seeded St. John Fisher Cardinals at a time yet to be determined. The Cardinals defeated the Highlanders, 3-2, in overtime, earlier this season.
