In an extremely well played and entertaining field hockey game, it was SUNY Oneonta that came up on the short end of a 6-5 score at home today against SUNY Geneseo.  It was an end-to-end affair for the entire 70 minutes, unfortunately Oneonta ran out of time in the end.

Trailing 6-4 with less than five minutes to go, Oneonta (6-3/1-1 SUNYAC) pulled to within one goal when a blast from outside the circle by junior Sierra Earle (Baldwinsville/Baldwinsville) deflected off a Geneseo (5-3/2-0 SUNYAC) defender into the goal.  The Red Dragons had two more scoring opportunities in the 68th minute, but were stymied by Geneseo goalie Dayna Mercer.

Oneonta was holding a 4-3 lead in the 45th minute after an Andrea Day (Greene/Greene) redirected goal that gave the Red Dragons the lead.  The Blue Knights stormed back with three unanswered goals to take a 6-4 lead with less than 10 minutes to go.

Freshman defender Liz Doherty tied the game when she was able to get her stick on a loose ball at the side of the goal.  In the 63rd minute, Doherty would make a defensive save on a shot by junior Andrea Day (Greene/Greene) that protected the two-goal lead.

Geneseo took its first lead of the contest at 5-4 in the 53rd minute when senior Kayla DeAngelis got her stick on a rebound to knock the ball home.  DeAngelis finished the game with a pair of goals while adding an assist.

The eventual game-winner for the Blue Knights came in the 61st minute by senior Kerry Hosford.  Hosford collected a back pass from sophomore Sarah Malinak and then blasted a shot into the right corner of the goal.

Oneonta went up 1-0 in the third minute on an unassisted goal by junior Kelcy Forbragd (Camden/Camden).  Forbragd, who registered her ninth goal of the season, was able to collect a rebound of a save of an Ashley Morgan (Putnam Valley/Putnam Valley) shot in close to the goal.

Morgan notched the next two goals for Oneonta to give the Red Dragons a 3-2 lead, which they carried into halftime.  Both of Morgan's goals were unassisted and came from shots at the top of the circle.

Mercer made seven saves for the Blue Knights today in picking up the win in goal.  Sophomore Krista Servedio (Shrub Oak/Lakeland) and junior Tess Tracy (Liverpool/Liverpool) split time in goal for Oneonta and combined to make eight saves including six by Tracy, who ended up taking the loss.

Oneonta will travel to New Paltz this Wednesday to face the defending SUNYAC champions beginning at 4pm.