KEUKA PARK, N.Y. – The Keuka College Field Hockey team opened Empire 8 play on Saturday with a convincing 8-1 victory over Russell Sage College at the Jephson Community Athletic Complex.

Keuka College (1-5, 1-0 Empire 8) had a trio of players all scoring a pair of goals. Erin Patterson, Laine Rogers, and Tori Nelson all scored two goals in the win.

Highlighting the stat sheet was senior Makaela Mills with a six-point game. The senior scored a goal and set a school record with four assists for the Wolves.

Keuka College 8 vs. Russell Sage College 1
The Wolves controlled the play in the opening quarter on Saturday. Keuka College struck first 5:28 into the game. Erin Patterson had the ball near the left post and found Kirstin Billings in the middle. Billings slide the ball past the goalie for the 1-0 lead. The Gators took advantage of a green card and pressured late in the quarter with a pair of corners, but the visitors were unable to generate a shot as Keuka remained ahead by one after the first quarter.

Keuka College continued to pressure in the second. Despite being one down due to a yellow card, the Wolves were able to generate a corner. Alexis Dodge found Tori Nelson at the top of the circle. Nelson's shot was deflected by Laine Rogers and in for the 2-0 advantage. Patterson added a goal before half for the Wolves as Keuka led 3-0 at the break.

In the third quarter, the Wolves put the game away with four goals. Laine Rogers opened it up with her second goal of the game. Tori Nelson followed a minute later with a tally and Erin Patterson picked up her second of the game three minutes after that. A long shot by Makaela Mills capped the scoring in the quarter for the Wolves as Keuka College carried a 7-0 lead to the final quarter.

Russell Sage continued to play hard against Keuka. The Gators got a goal early in the fourth. Keuka College answered back with Nelson's second goal of the game. The Wolves would see the game out for the 8-1 conference victory.

KC Notes:

• The Wolves improve to 3-1 all-time against Russell Sage College
• With the school record, four assists by Makaela Mills, the senior now has 17 in her career, setting a new program record
• Keuka College's eight assists set a new single-game record while their eight goals tied for third-most in a game
• Erin Patterson and Tori Nelson each added an assist to their two goals for a career-best five-point game
• It was the first career goals for Erin Patterson and Laine Rogers
• Eliza Tuttle assisted on Patterson's first goal for her first career point

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves will play their first road Empire 8 game on Wednesday afternoon. Keuka College will travel to Pittsford, N.Y. to face St. John Fisher University in a 4 p.m. conference game.