#5 Orange Tops #6 Cardinal in Albany

Saturday, September 28

Albany, N.Y.

2 p.m.

Syracuse University

(8-1-0)

Stanford

(6-2-0)

Team	1	2	Final F
Stanford	0	1	1
Syracuse	2	1	3

Laura Hahnefeldt scored the game's first goal in the Orange's 3-1 win.

Photo by: Michael J. Okoniewski

9/28/2013 4:02:00 PM | Field Hockey

Box Score

Box Score | Season Stats

ALBANY, N.Y. - Laura Hahnefeldt, Alyssa Manley and Emma Russell scored a goal each to lead No. 5 Syracuse field hockey (8-1) to a 3-0 victory vs. No. 6 Stanford (6-2) on Saturday afternoon at Albany's Alumni Field.

The Orange's three goals mark the most allowed this season by the Cardinal, which came into the game with the NCAA's top-ranked defense and four-straight shutouts.

Syracuse's attacking penalty corner unit remained sharp, scoring two of the team's three goals, while the Orange enjoyed a 10-8 shot advantage and Stanford held the edge in penalty corners, 6-4.

Sophomore Jess Jecko made two saves to earn her eighth win of the season, while Stanford's Dulcie Davies made six saves.

Hahnefeldt started the scoring in the 19^th minute when she converted on a penalty corner, scoring her first of the season on assists by Jordan Page and Russell.

Manley sent the Orange into halftime with a 2-0 lead, scoring her sixth goal of the season with 1:25 left, knocking in the rebound off a Davies save of the initial shot by Leonie Geyer.

Syracuse maintained its 2-0 lead through most of the second half until Alex McCawley scored on a penalty corner for Stanford, drawing the Cardinal within one, 2-1, with 10:17 remaining.

Russell put the game out of doubt with 5:49 left, scoring on a nice spin move following a pass through the circle from Lauren Brooks, making it 3-1. The goal was the sophomore's sixth of the season.

Syracuse returns home to host a pair of games at J.S. Coyne Stadium next weekend. On Saturday, the Orange welcomes No. 4 Virginia for a 1 p.m. game, SU's first home ACC game. On Sunday, Monmouth comes to town for a non-conference game that starts at 2 p.m.