New Paltz field hockey falls to Ramapo 5-2 on senior day

NEW PALTZ, NY- The SUNY New Paltz field hockey team fell to visiting Ramapo 5-2, Saturday afternoon on the Turf Field. The Hawks acknowledged four seniors and a foreign exchange student before their last game played in a Hawks uniform.

Jillian Cafarchio (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville), Marissa Costello (Brick, NJ, Brick Township), Meghan Flynn (Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa) and Heather McCoy (Sayville, NY/Connetquot) played their last game in a Hawks uniform. Foreign exchange student, Emmi van den Boom (Utrecht, Netherlands/Eerste Christelijke) played her last game for the Hawks as well.

The Hawks had the chance to strike first when Sarah Schloss (Brant Lake, NY/North Warren) shot was blocked and covered up by the Roadrunners goalkeeper. On the play, a penalty stroke was giving to the Hawks. Ann Marie Rudd (Garden City, NY/New Hyde Park Memorial) penalty stroke was stopped by the diving Ramapo goalkeeper.

Ramapo struck first in the 31st minute, when Amanda Mavrakes shot was deflected in by Kim Raimondi for the 1-0 lead.

The Hawks came right back, scoring 19 seconds later when Jessi Moore (Walden, NY/Pine Bush) found Lauren Nicomini (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny Regional) for her fourth goal of the season, on the left side of the cage for a goal. The contest was tied 1-1 at the half.

In the second half, Ramapo regained the lead in the 38th minute, when Ashley Zimmerman passed to Mackenzie Cahill at the top of the circle for the goal.

In the 43rd minute, Zimmerman found Sara Weimer on the right side of the cage for the goal and the 3-1 advantage.

New Paltz pulled within one off a corner by senior defender McCoy who found Moore at the top of the circle. Moore deked a defender and took a shot to find the back of cage.

Ramapo’s Weimer put the Roadrunners back up by two, when she put the ball into the back of the cage off a rebound from outside the circle.

Ramapo added their fifth goal with three seconds left in the game when Mavrakes found Raimondi for the goal.

Elizabeth Tong (Woodstock, NY/Onteora Central) allowed three goals in 45:50 minutes of play and tallied three saves. Elizabeth Dini (Sayville, NY/Sayville) allowed two goals in 24:10 minutes of play and tallied one save. The Hawks conclude the season with a 3-13 overall record and 0-6 in SUNYAC competition.

Meg Tierney tallied four saves for the Roadrunners and Ramapo improves to 7-9 overall and 1-3 in the Skyline.