The SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team bounced back nicely today after its set back to No. 13 St. John Fisher on Sunday with a 15-6 win against Plymouth State in its home opener of 2017.  Sophomore Kelsey Cohen (Baldwin/Baldwin) led the attack with five goals and two assists, as the Red Dragons evened its record at 2-2.
 
Junior Taylor Casey (Garden City South/Kellenberg Memorial) took a feed from Cohen to open the scoring 2:27 into today's game.  After a goal by Sam Sullivan of Plymouth (0-2), the Red Dragons ran off four straight to grab a 5-1 lead with 18 minutes left in the first half.  Casey scored her second of the game before Cohen netted her first two goals.  Freshman Kelly Clarke (East Meadow/East Meadow) capped the run with a free position goal at 18:10 into the game.
 
Back-to-back goals by Kimmie Zuccaro and Sullivan brought Plymouth back to 5-3 with just over five minutes to go in the half.
 
Senior Katie Flannery (Massapequa/Plainedge) buried a free position shot with 40 seconds left to give Oneonta a 6-3 halftime advantage.
 
Leading 8-5 10 minutes into the second half, Oneonta scored three unanswered to extend its lead to 11-5 on goals by Flannery, Casey and Danielle McIvor (Nanuet/Clarkstown).
 
Sullivan scored her third goal of the game and the final goal for Plymouth 18:39 into the second half before the Red Dragons closed the game scoring four straight for the final margin of victory.  Junior Jaime Morris (West Nyack/Clarkstown South) and Cohen each scored two goals in the final run.
 
Sophomore goalie Jaclyn Marry (Long Beach/Long Beach) came up big with 17 saves today for Oneonta including 12 in the second half.
 
Oneonta finished the game with a 32-24 shot advantage and a 13-10 advantage in draw controls.
 
Oneonta will have a quick turnaround, as they will host nationally ranked Hamilton College on Thursday beginning at 4pm.