Field Hockey | 11/11/2026 8:18:00 PM
MIDDLETOWN, CT - The SUNY Geneseo field hockey team's season came to an end on Wednesday afternoon, as host Wesleyan University (11-6) defeated the Knights 8-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Hicks Field. Geneseo finishes the season 16-4 after winning its third straight Empire 8 championship.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Wesleyan scored first at 6:42 of the first quarter to take a 1-0 lead, and Bridget Schafer made two saves in the period to keep Geneseo within one.
- Wesleyan extended the lead to 2-0 at 26:35 of the second quarter, with Geneseo's Ava Harman and Aubree Wenner each recording shots in the period.
- Wesleyan scored twice early in the third quarter to make it 4-0, at 32:45 and 36:01.
- Geneseo answered 30 seconds later, as Ella Greico finished a Lauren Rey assist at 36:31 for her 23rd goal of the season to make it 4-1.
- Wesleyan scored on a penalty stroke at 41:01 to make it 5-1 heading into the fourth quarter.
- Geneseo had a chance to cut the lead early in the fourth quarter, but Greico's penalty stroke attempt at 50:50 was saved. Wesleyan then scored three times in the final eight minutes, at 52:20, 54:29 and 56:26, to close out the 8-1 final.
- Wesleyan out-shot Geneseo 26-6 and held a 15-1 edge in penalty corners. Schafer played all 60 minutes in net and faced 19 shots on goal.
- Emily Smith scored two goals and added two assists to lead Wesleyan.
QUICK FACTS:
- Greico scored Geneseo's lone goal and put both of her shots on goal, while Rey added the assist.
- Harman and Wenner each had two shots for Geneseo, and Grace Murphy recorded a defensive save in the third quarter.
- Geneseo finished the season with its third-straight Empire 8 regular season title and third-straight Empire 8 tournament championship.