Box Score Rochester, NY – In the first of four-straight nonconference match ups, the State University of New York at New Paltz field hockey team fell to St. John Fisher College 3-0 on Sunday afternoon.

The Hawks fall to 4-6, while the Cardinals improve to 9-1. This victory marked the ninth-straight win for St. John Fisher.

"Early in the game we struggled to deny their forwards the ball," SUNY New Paltz head coach Shanna Szablinski said. "Fishers' forwards were extremely explosive and shot the ball effectively and with power and speed. It took us time to organize our defense and we were unable to come back even though we had plenty of opportunities. We need to take more chances in our circle and be prepared to redirect the ball line."

The Cardinals opened the scoring in the ninth minute on a goal by freshman Bre Socker. Senior Emily Markarian made it 2-0 at the 11:25 mark when her initial shot was saved by senior Megan Gangewere and Markarian slapped the rebound into the cage.

In the second half, sophomore Lindsay Scott scored St. John Fisher's third goal of the game in the 60^th minute off a penalty corner from Socker.

Junior Samantha Ackerman recorded her SUNYAC-leading fourth defensive save before Scott scored to keep it a 2-0 game.

The Hawks were out-shot 22-18, but held a 12-7 advantage in penalty corners.

Senior Hayley Kim led the team with seven shots, while senior Justine O'Reilly was second with five. Junior Serena Capsello notched three shots on the day. Sophomore Kaitlyn Gunter, and freshmen Carly Croteau and Renee Salerno each recorded one shot.

Gangewere made 11 saves in the cage, bumping her season total up to 108.

SUNY New Paltz will next travel to Stevens Institute of Technology Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game. The Hawks defeated the Ducks, 5-3, last season.