Oneonta Women's Lacrosse off to its Best Start Ever in History
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The milestones keep coming and the records keep falling for the Oneonta State women’s lacrosse team, who went on the road and defeated SUNY Potsdam today 17-11. The win for the Red Dragons was its eighth consecutive victory to start the season, which is the best start to a season in the history of the program. On Saturday, they tied the 2003 squad with seven straight wins to begin the season, but today moved passed it to become the best ever. The win also moved them to 2-0 in the SUNYAC.
The team accomplishment was just one of the highlights in today’s game as senior Rebecca Monteith became the program’s all time leading scorer, surpassing Oneonta State Hall of Famer Susanne Murray Masi, before Monteith was even born a quarter century ago in 1987.
“I came to Oneonta never expecting to reach a milestone like this,” Monteith said via text message after the game. “I’m thrilled to have done this while we are 8-0, because the team success means more to me than my individual accomplishment. I couldn’t have done this without the support of my teammates. This is only the beginning for us.”
Monteith lit it up for eight goals today while adding one assist for nine points. She now has 212 goals, breaking the Masi’s mark of 209, while totaling 266 points to pass the old record of 264. The eight goals in today’s game also tied her single game record, which she did twice during the 2010 season.
The Red Dragons, received votes in this week’s IWLCA Div. III Coaches Poll, will be on the road again this coming Saturday April 7 when they travel west to Fredonia for a SUNYAC contest beginning at 1pm.
