Box Score Hoboken, NJ – The State University of New York at New Paltz field hockey team fell 5-3 to Stevens Institute of Technology on Wednesday night.

The Hawks drop to 4-7 on the season, while the Ducks improve to 3-6.

"Our lack of awareness in our defensive circle cost us," Hawks coach Shanna Szablinski said. "Stevens won loose balls and had multiple opportunities to score. Defensivley, we were impatient all over the field and it gave Stevens the edge. Our attack came back with three goals, but it wasn't enough to come out on top."

Ducks senior Cassidy O'Hearn opened the scoring just more than seven minutes into the game off an assist from senior Victoria Alvarez.

Freshman Carly Croteau tied the game up in the 14^th minute with a goal that was shot from the outside and tipped in by the goalkeeper.

Sophomore Kaitlyn Gunter gave SUNY New Paltz a 2-1 lead at the 25:57 mark after she stole the ball and her shot bounced into the cage.

O'Hearn evened the score at 2-2 with her second goal of the game in the 30^th minute off an assist from junior Hannah Silvestri, and Alvarez gave Stevens the lead less than three minutes later thanks to a helper from senior Katti Thomasian.

Thomasian scored with no time left on the clock in the first half off a penalty corner from junior Regan Littell to give the Ducks a 4-2 lead going into halftime.

Junior Serena Capsello cut the lead to 4-3 after tipping in an assist from Gunter at the 50:23 mark.

Alvarez scored the final goal of the game, and her second of the match, off a helper from Thomasian in the 56^th minute.

Stevens out-shot SUNY New Paltz 36-18 and held a 9-4 advantage in penalty corners.

Senior Justine O'Reilly recorded a team-high five shots, while Capsello and senior Hayley Kim notched three shots each. Croteau and freshman Renee Salerno registered two shots, and Gunter, junior Samantha Ackerman and freshman Hailey Mainieri tallied one shot each.

Senior Megan Gangewere registered 18 stops in the cage, just eight short of tying her season-high. 

The Hawks will next host No. 15 Kean University on Senior Day Saturday at 1 p.m. on the North Turf Field. Gangewere, Kim and O'Reilly will be honored prior to the start of the game. The Cougars have an undefeated record of 12-0. In their match up against Kean last season, SUNY New Paltz lost a close overtime game, 4-3.