Box Score The SUNY Oneonta field hockey team fell to New Paltz 2-1 in double-overtime Friday evening in SUNYAC action. The loss drops the Red Dragons record to 10-6 overall and 5-1 in the SUNYAC. The Red Dragons will now be the second seed in the upcoming SUNYAC Tournament which begins on Wednesday, October 31^st.
 
The two teams battled to a scoreless tie in the first half of action. New Paltz outshot Oneonta 7-2 with a 3-2 advantage in penalty corners.
 
In the 50^th minute Oneonta Senior Carissa Warren (Harpursville/Harpursville) was awarded a penalty stroke. Warren lifted the shot into the top left corner of the net to give the Red Dragons a 1-0 lead.
 
Oneonta held the lead until the 63^rd minute when Shannon Bernhardt redirected a Samantha Ackerman shot to knot the game at 1-1. Both teams had their opportunities in the second half, but New Paltz outshot the Red Dragons by a 7-3 margin.
 
In the first overtime, Oneonta had their chances to put the game away with two penalty corners, but the Hawks held their ground to force a second overtime. The Hawks would get the golden goal 3:17 into the second overtime when Shannon Bernhardt fed Jessica Ascencao, who broke the boards from the top of the circle on a penalty corner.
 
Oneonta goalkeeper Danell Jones (Whitney Point/Whitney Point) suffered the loss after making six saves. Allyson Bilow (Webster/Webster Thomas) made a crucial defensive save in the second half for the Red Dragons.
 
The Red Dragons return to action on Wednesday, October 24^th when they travel to Ithaca for a 5:00 p.m. tilt with the Bombers.