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ROCHESTER, NY –Visiting Geneseo outscored Nazareth 3-1 in a non-conference field hockey game Wednesday afternoon.  The Knights battled from a 1-0 deficit and scored three straight goals to earn their fourth win of the season.  They improved to 4-8 overall while the Golden Flyers dropped their fifth straight game and fell to 6-9.
 
Catherine Willard, who leads Nazareth in scoring, put the Golden Flyers on the scoreboard with a goal at 11:14 off an assist from Kristina Back to take an early 1-0 lead.  Geneseo's Kailey Suhr tied things up 1-1 at 24:21 with an unassisted goal after her initial shot hit the goalpost. 
 
Geneseo went up 2-1 just three minutes later when Sarah Malinak scored her first of two goals at 27:06 after collecting her own rebounded shot off the goalkeeper's pads. 
 
Nazareth had some key scoring opportunities to tie the game about 10 minutes into the second half.  Several penalty corners were awarded to the Golden Flyers and Nazareth had several shots on goal including one that was saved by Geneseo defender Liz Doherty.  The Knights called a key timeout to stop Nazareth's momentum.
 
Malinak scored the insurance goal at 56:31 off an assist from Clara Bates to give the Knights a 3-1 lead.  That goal was scored player-down while Nazareth was serving a green card penalty.
 
Geneseo had a 16-10 advantage in shots while Nazareth had a 9-7 edge in penalty corners.
 
Shannon Winney played all 70 minutes in goal and made seven saves for the Golden Flyers.  Geneseo's Dayna Mercer had five saves.
 
Nazareth hosts East Ave. rival St. John Fisher in its' last home game of the season this Saturday, October 11 at 12 pm.