ONEONTA, N.Y. -- Oneonta field hockey freshman
Eva Klessel (Bronxville, NY/Bronxville) was tabbed the SUNYAC Field Hockey Defensive Athlete of the Week for the week of October 13-19, which was announced by the conference Monday afternoon. It is Klessel's first conference accolade of her career.
The freshman Red Dragon womanned the cage for Oneonta in their 2-1 overtime SUNYAC victory against Red Dragon rival and No. 10 nationally ranked Cortland. Klessel played all 61:11 of the game and finished with six saves for an .857 save percentage, while only allowing one goal for 0.98 goals against average. She is currently second in the SUNYAC with 75 saves and third in the league with a .781 save percentage.
Oneonta (6-6, 2-1 SUNYAC) is on the road for their next match against Ramapo on Wednesday, October 21, at 3:30 pm.
