MAHWAH, NJ. -- After allowing a goal in the first period, the SUNY Oneonta field hockey team ramped up the tempo and scored three unanswered in the second half to defeat Ramapo College, 3-1, on the road Saturday afternoon. Freshman
Skyler Van Wormer (Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland) had one goal and an assist, and sophomore
Alexandra Howell (Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East) recorded two assists. The Red Dragons improved to 6-3 on the season while the Roadrunners dropped to 2-7 overall.
Eliana Momm gave Ramapo the lead at 12:57 off a cross pass into the circle from Jesslyn Patricia. Graduate student
Michaela Maniscalco (Northport, N.Y./Northport) and junior
Olivia Bonelli (Kerhonkson, N.Y./Rondout Valley) both had a couple shots on goal in the first half, but were stopped by Michelle Kukan and the Roadrunners went into halftime up 1-0.
Oneonta shut down Ramapo's offense completely in the second half, holding them to zero shot attempts and zero penalty corners, while the Red Dragons ripped three into the cage. Junior
Molly Miller (Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa) tied the game at 33:02 with her fourth goal of the season off Howell's cross pass into the circle from the right side. Howell recorded her second assist of the day on the go-ahead goal at 38:00 with a quick pass to Van Wormer, who scored her sixth goal of the season. The Red Dragons tallied the insurance goal at 55:08 when Bonelli recorded her second goal of the season off an assist from Van Wormer.
Junior
Maura Leib (East Syracuse, N.Y./East Syracuse Minoa) finished with two saves and senior
Caitlyn Caulfield (Albany, N.Y./Guilderland) had a defensive save in the second period. Kukan recorded 11 saves for the Roadrunners.
Oneonta outshot Ramapo 17-4 in the game, 14-4 on target, and had a 17-2 advantage on penalty corner opportunities.
The Red Dragons are back in action for a SUNYAC match on Saturday, October 5, when they host New Paltz in 'Morgan's Message Game' at 1 pm on All College Field.
