Play of the Week

ALFRED, NY—Senior Kaitlyn Button (Cazenovia, NY/Cazenovia) and sophomore Megan Wendt (Grand Island, NY/Grand Island) scored five goals each en route to a 15-6 win over Hilbert College Wednesday evening at Yunevich Stadium.
 
Also scoring for the Saxons were freshman Miranda Gilbert (Watertown, NY/Watertown) and sophomore Rachel Ball (Corfu, NY/Pembroke), netting two goals each.  Sophomore Leah Ellithorpe (Camillus, NY/West Genesee) added a goal in the contest as well.
 
Wendt led the Saxons with two assists while snagging four groundballs.  Button claimed a team-high five groundballs and a game-high three caused turnovers.  Sophomore Dana Ganley (Syracuse, NY/Westhill) snagged three groundballs and caused two turnovers.  Ellithorpe and junior Brianna Dudick (Somers, NY/Somers) had two caused turnovers each.
 
The Saxons opened the game with seven unanswered goals in the first nine minutes.  Finally, with 20:45 to go in the half, the Hawks found their way onto the scoreboard on a Chelsea Adamski goal.  Two minutes later Button reached a hat trick on the afternoon.  She would add a fourth goal to her tally two minutes later on a pass from Aubrey Fry (Greenwood, NY/Jasper-Troupsburg). 
 
AU would score three more times before the half while allowing only one goal to Hilbert College.  At the half, the Saxons were securely in control of a 12-2 lead.
 
Ellithorpe opened the scoring three minutes into the second half with her lone score of the day on a pass from Wendt.  The assist was Wendt's second of the contest. 
 
With time running out Hilbert looked to recover some ground, scoring two back-to-back goals in a span of four minutes.  However, AU would reclaim that advantage only minutes later on goals from Ball and Wendt.  The Hawks closed the affair with a goal at the 8:24 and 1:19 marks. 
 
Freshman Shannon Gray (Rochester, NY/Churchville-Chili) was in goal for the Saxons, making 11 saves and allowing only six goals.  Stephanie Glaza played the entire game for the Hawks, making 13 saves and allowing 15 goals.
 
AU (1-4, E8 0-2) looks to carry its momentum into Saturdays Empire 8 game against Elmira College at 1PM.