PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Despite a strong opening quarter, the Plattsburgh State women's lacrosse team fell to SUNY Geneseo, 14-3, in State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) action on Saturday afternoon at the Field House Complex.
 
Geneseo finished with the upper hand in shots (38-11) and ground balls (23-16), while Plattsburgh State owned a 12-9 edge in draw controls. On clears, the Cardinals were 15-for-18, while the Knights were 19-for-23.
 
Plattsburgh State falls to 4-4 overall (1-2 SUNYAC) with the loss and next visits Utica University on Tuesday, April 4, at 4 p.m. in its non-conference finale. Geneseo rises to 6-2 overall (3-0 SUNYAC) with the win and next hosts Oswego State on Tuesday, April 4, at 4 p.m.
 
After Geneseo scored the first goal of the game 1:03 into the contest, sophomore attacker Maddy Garcia (New Paltz, N.Y./New Paltz) found the back of the cage on a pass from senior midfielder Emma McLaughlin (Northport, N.Y./Northport) to knot the score at 1-all. The Knights received a goal from junior midfielder Caitlyn Korzeniewski less than a minute later before first-year midfielder Alaina Reina tallied on a feed from sophomore attacker Molly Brown with 41 seconds left in the first quarter to open up a 3-1 advantage. Sophomore midfielder Caitlin Nash (Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford) scored on a free-position shot with 17 seconds left in the opening quarter before first-year attacker Cynthia Barnosky (Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd) tied the game at 3-all 51 seconds into the second.
 
The Knights proceeded to score four goals in a span of 2:17 to take a 7-3 lead and held the Cardinals scoreless the rest of the way. Geneseo led, 9-3, at the half and held an 11-3 advantage at the intermission between the third and fourth quarters.
 
Garcia, Nash and Barnosky all scored for the Cardinals, while junior defender Janey Adams (Wynantskill, N.Y./Averill Park) tallied a career-high six draw controls. Senior midfielder Caroline Noia (West Nyack, N.Y./Clarkstown South) notched four ground balls and two caused turnovers to lead the way defensively.
 
For Geneseo, Brown registered seven points on four goals and three assists, while senior defender Caroline Fitzgerald scooped up five ground balls.
 
Junior goalie Johanna Malone (Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue) made five saves in the first half before senior goalie Lilla Nease (Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro) turned aside four shots in the final 30 minutes of play. Graduate student goalie Maggie Rosaschi made three stops in the win for the Knights.