A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team defeated Farmingdale State 18-8 in non-conference action Saturday afternoon. The win evens the Red Dragons record to 1-1 on the year.

The Inside Story
Victoria Varone (Commack/Commack) led Oneonta with a team-high four goals while Christen Patalano (Mineola/Kellenberg Memorial) and Sophia Calabrese (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central) each tallied a hat-trick. Shannon Giddens (Franklin Square/H Frank Carey) and Deirdre Buckley (Merrick/Kellenberg Memorial) chipped in with a pair of goals while Alexis Romano (North Babylon/North Babylon), Rachel Morris (East Greenbush/Columbia), Tessa Hughes (Delmar/Bethlehem Central) and Megan Foiles (Pearl River/Pearl River) also found the back of the net for Oneonta.

The two teams exchanged goals to start the game with Christen Patalano (Mineola/Kellenberg Memorial) tickling the twine three minutes into regulation. After Farmingdale tied the game, Oneonta went on a 6-0 run to take a 7-1 lead. Farmingdale responded with three consecutive goals to cut the deficit to 7-4. Tessa Hughes (Delmar/Bethlehem Central) ended the Rams run with a goal off a free-position shot. Shannon Giddens (Franklin Square/H Frank Carey) wrapped up the first half scoring on a pass from Megan Foiles (Pearl River/Pearl River) to give the Red Dragons a 9-4 lead at the break.

Oneonta broke the game open with three straight goals to start the second half. After Megan Foiles (Pearl River/Pearl River) scored on a feed from Lily Avazis (Port Washington/Schreiber), Sophia Calabrese (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central) scored while the Red Dragons were down a player to make the score 11-4. Calabrese followed with a free-position goal just 25 seconds later to up the Oneonta lead to 12-4. After Farmingdale scored on a man advantage, Victoria Varone (Commack/Commack) netted back-to-back goals to increase the Oneonta lead to 14-5. After another Victoria Varone (Commack/Commack) goal and a pair of Christen Patalano (Mineola/Kellenberg Memorial) makers, freshman Alexis Romano (North Babylon/North Babylon) netted the first collegiate goal with 13 seconds remaining in regulation.

Just the Stats
Oneonta was 20-for-21 on clear attempts on the day with a 14-13 advantage on draw controls. The Red Dragons gathered 24 ground balls while causing 20 turnovers. Victoria Varone (Commack/Commack) led Oneonta with six caused turnovers while Sophia Calabrese (Bethlehem/Bethlehem Central) had three.

What's Next
The Red Dragons return to action on Saturday, March 7th when they travel to Union College for a 1:00pm tilt with the Dutchwomen.