BROCKPORT, NY – The SUNY Brockport field hockey team will host its second Turn the Turf Teal Ovarian Cancer Awareness game on Tuesday, September 20^th at 4:00 pm on the Dr. Linda Arena and Class of '69 Field Hockey Venue against Ithaca. It will be the team's final non-conference matchup before traveling to face SUNY Cortland on Saturday, September 24^th at 1:00 pm.
 
Turn The Turf Teal: September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. "This cause means so much to us" Head Coach Krista Archambeau commented. "It hits us close to home, as one of our alumni lost her mother to Ovarian Cancer in 2019, while she was a member of Brockport Field Hockey. We work together as a team daily to play field hockey, and although Tuesday's field hockey game will be SUNY Brockport vs. Ithaca College, we would like to fight together to expand that team to fight cancer."
 
Every day Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance-funded scientists are working to save women's lives.  1 in 78 women will get diagnosed with ovarian cancer. There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer. The money raised will help researchers better understand the origins and biology of the disease, find new ways to identify and prevent it, and discover more treatments that are effective. So far, The Brockport Field Hockey team has raised nearly $2,000 towards Ovarian Cancer research and hopes to meet a goal of $3,000.
 
You can support the efforts and the women battling ovarian cancer across the country by donating. Please give what you can - every dollar makes a difference. To donate please click the link below.
 
Donate Here: https://give.ocrahope.org/fundraiser/4100798?is_new=true
 
Back to the Action: The Golden Eagles are coming off a big bounce-back win which saw the team defeat Utica University 6-2 to improve their record to 4-. The Golden Eagles offense came back alive with the help of six goals scored by five different student-athletes. Bailey Lazore led the charge with two goals in the game while Alyssa Fuccillo, Katelynn Mello, Emmalee Moore, and Gianna Salerno all scored a goal of their own. Olivia Hayden recorded two saves against the Pioneers while Paige Thowe recorded one assist for the Green and Gold. Ella Buchanan spent all 60:00 minutes in the cage during the contest in which she made three saves.
 
National News: The Golden Eagles rank in the Top 10 in the nation amongst qualifying division III school in five different team statistical categories made up of the 7^th highest scoring margin in the nation (4.00), 5^th highest scoring average (5.40), and the 4^th best in the country assists per game (3.20), goals per game (5.40) and points per game (14.00).
 
With her two-goal game, Bailey Lazore is the new team leader in points with 11 from five goals and one assist while Tiffany Andres and Katelynn Mello are tied for second with nine points, each having three goals and three assists.
 
Looking at the Bombers; Ithaca is 4-1 to begin its season with its most recent game coming as at the hands of No. 19 SUNY Cortland by a score of 2-1. The Bomber's leader in points this season has been Natalie Descalso whose nine points come from three goals and three assists. Behind her with six points is Elizabeth Pillow with three goals. As a team, Ithaca has outscored its opponents 15-5 in five games and is averaging 3.00 goals per game, while taking an average of 13.8 shots per game, with a .594 shots on goal percentage.