Box Score

ONEONTA, NY- Suzanne Wright scored three goals and assisted on a fourth as the visiting Oneonta State Red Dragons defeated the Hartwick field hockey team 4-0 on Tuesday night at Wright Stadium. The Red Dragons improve their record to 9-5 while the Hawks fall to 6-8.
 
Wright nearly scored the game's first goal 37 seconds in but her shot banked off the goal post and back into the field of play. The Red Dragons had a couple of chances to go ahead in the 21st minute but Wright and Ashley Johnson's shots were stopped by Hartwick goalkeeper Megan Campbell (Rutland, MA/Wachusett Regional). Oneonta was then awarded a penalty stroke but Stephanie Fiske's shot was blocked by Campbell.
 
The match remained scoreless until Johnson passed to Wright, who deposited the ball pass Campbell and into the goal, to put Oneonta State on top 1-0 where the score remained at halftime.
 
In the second half, Wright struck for the second time just over five and a half minutes in when she fought through traffic to poke the ball through and into the goal to give Oneonta a 2-0 advantage. Less than six minutes later, Wright would get her third goal of the night to put the Red Dragons ahead 3-0.
 
Following a timeout, the Hawks would get a penalty corner and an opportunity to get back in the game but Kelly Kramer's (Royersford, PA/Villa Maria Academy) shot was stopped by Red Dragon goalkeeper Tess Tracy.
 
The score remained 3-0 until just under three minutes remaining on the clock when Andrea Day scored on a Wright assist to give the Red Dragons a 4-0 lead.
 
Oneonta State led in shots by a wide margin, 18-3. Penalty corners were a bit closer as the Red Dragons held a 12-10 advantage.
 
Campbell stopped eight shots in goal for the Hawks. She was relieved by Kailee Granger (Afton, NY/Afton) who had one save in the final 13:35 of play. Tracy had three saves for Oneonta State. She was replaced by Krista Servedio who did not record a save.
 
Hartwick will conclude the home portion of its schedule this Saturday against Empire 8 foe Nazareth.  Game time will be at 11 am.