Hartwick and Ithaca Earn 1-0 Wins
Hartwick 1, RPI 0
Cristina Sicari scored off an assist from
Angela Luizzi and the Hartwick defense kept RPI off the scoreboard as the Hawks held on to defeat the host Engineers 1-0 on Tuesday night at East Campus Stadium. The win moves the Hawks to 6-6-3 on the year while RPI drops to 8-6-1.
The Engineers controlled possession in the first 20 minutes of the first half. RPI was able to get off four shots but two went wide, one was blocked, and another was saved by Hartwick goalie
Annie Millar.
The Hawks broke through at 21:29. Luizzi won a tackle deep in RPI territory and slipped a ball into the box for Sicari, who right-footed a shot into the left side of the net for her fourth goal of the season.
The Engineers nearly had the immediate answer as Taylor Korytko lofted a cross towards the left side of the penalty area for Giana Abballe. Abballe rolled a shot on goal that was cleared off the line by a Hawks defender.
Rensselaer picked up the pressure in the middle stages of the second half and came close to equalizing on a number of occasions. Brooke Van Baush turned in one of those chances in the 60th minute when she redirected a cross from junior Kerry White just wide of the net.
Seven minutes later, Korytko got on the end of a corner kick by Alex Shaw, hammering a header high and wide of the target. The Engineers were then limited to a pair of long range shots in the final 15 minutes. RPI had seven shots in the second half while 'Wick was held without one.
Hartwick won despite being outshot by the Engineers 17-3 including a 7-3 edge in shots on goal. RPI attempted 12 corner kicks and the Hawks none.
Millar made seven saves to preserve the Hartwick win. Steph Vargas came away with two stops for the Rensselaer.
Ithaca 1, Oneonta 0
The No. 5 Ithaca College women's soccer team (13-1-0, 5-0-0 E8) defeated Oneonta (7-4-3) Tuesday afternoon, dropping the Red Dragons by a score of 1-0 at Red Dragon Field. Senior
Meredith Jones scored the lone Bomber goal, while sophomore goalkeeper
Beth Coppolecchia made a career-high nine saves to earn her seventh solo shutout of the season.
Jones scored the only goal of the contest in the 54th minute, sneaking a shot past the Oneonta goalkeeper on a 2-on-1 break. Jones' goal marked her first of the season, snapping a 22-game goal drought dating back to a 3-0 win over Farmingdale on Oct. 13, 2012. Fellow senior
Ellyn Grant-Keane started the play with a breakout pass, earning an assist on the game-winning goal. Grant-Keane's helper marked the 29th assist of her career, tying
Julie Winn ('12) for the most assists in Bomber history.
Ithaca's defense was stifling for the reminder of the contest, giving the Bombers their third-straight 1-0 victory.