A Quick Look
The SUNY Oneonta women's lacrosse team recorded their first win of the season after defeating Farmingdale 17-7, Friday afternoon. The Red Dragons had five players score multiple goals, including three hat tricks from seniors Tessa Hughes (Delmar/Bethlehem Central), Rachel Morris (East Greenbush/Columbia), and sophomore Lauren Mancini (Miller Place/Miller Place).

The Inside Story
The Red Dragons came out firing and scored eight in the first, while keeping the Rams scoreless. Junior Megan Foiles (Pearl River/Pearl River) took the lid off and scored first with a free position goal. A couple minutes later, Foiles dished it to Morris who ran through a couple Farmingdale defenders to score her first goal of the contest. Halfway through the first, Hughes netted one from freshman Miranda Murray's (Clifton Park/Shenendehowa) pass. Sophomore Marissa Evans (Jamesville/LaFayette) scored her first goal of the season after a give and go play with Foiles. Morris recorded her second goal from a free position shot, extending the lead to 5-0, with 5:27 left in the first. Less than a minute later, Mancini created some space with her defender from a screen, got the ball from Hughes and scored. Foiles scored her second goal after a man-down free position shot, and junior Lauren Sullivan (Pearl River/Pearl River) scored a wraparound goal before the end of the first.  

During the second quarter, Oneonta outscored Farmingdale 4-3. The Rams ended their scoreless drought with a man-up free position goal from Megan Diamond with 10:51 left in the half. On the ensuing Red Dragons possession, Hughes recorded her second goal of the game. Farmingdale's Athena Vogiatzis countered Hughes with a goal of her own, assisted from Jasmin Brown. Brown later scored on a free position for Farmingdale. For Oneonta, senior Kelly McCloe (Endicott/Union-Endicott) recorded her first goal of the season, Mancini scored her second of the contest, and Morris secured the hat trick before halftime with a free position shot. The Red Dragons entered halftime up 12-3.

The third quarter was back and forth, with each team scoring three goals. Mancini and Hughes recorded their hat tricks, while Murray scored her first collegiate goal in the quarter. Farmingdale had Vogiatzis, Diamond, and Nicole Pontecorvo score.  

Freshman Cassidy Moore (Hampton Bays/Hampton Bays) joined Murray and scored her first collegiate goal, with 12:30 remaining in the game. Murray tickled the twine one last time for the Red Dragons with 5:30 left. The Rams recorded the last goal of the contest shortly after Murray's goal, resulting in a 17-7 final.

Just the Stats
Along with the hat tricks, Foiles and Murray scored a pair of goals. Foiles and Hughes also recorded a couple assists.  

Defensively, junior Nicolette Lospitalier (Farmingdale/Farmingdale) and sophomore Margaret Byrne (Poughkeepsie/Arlington) caused three turnovers, while freshman Ellie Downey (West Babylon/West Babylon) caused two.  

Sophomore Courtney Gallagher (Montrose/Hendrick Hudson) started in front of the net and recorded three saves. Junior Jennifer Tumino (Carle Place/Carle Place) and sophomore Taryn Kain (Queensbury/Queensbury) entered the game as goalie, and both saved two shots.

What's Next
The Red Dragons return to action on Wednesday at Hamilton at 3 pm.  Read Full Article