Fisher Defeats Nationally-Ranked Ithaca; Hartwick Falls to Oneonta
St. John FIsher 2, Ithaca 1 (OT) -
BOX SCORE
The St. John Fisher College women's soccer team saved its best for last, defeating nationally ranked Ithaca College 2-1 in the second overtime period to clinch the final spot in the upcoming Empire 8 Championships. The win against No. 5 Ithaca is arguably the highest ranked team that Fisher has ever defeated in program history.
Fisher earned the No. 4 seed with the win and will travel to Ithaca, N.Y. to take on the top-seeded Bombers on Saturday, November 9 in a rematch of Wednesday's thriller.
The game winning goal came in the 106
th minute as
Taryn Guinta scored her third goal of the season. Ithaca had an opportunity to cap the win as the second overtime got underway, but the shot sailed wide, giving Fisher another chance to pull off the upset.
After a scoreless first half of play, Ithaca would break the scoreless tie in the 57
th minute as Taylor Baranowsky launched a ball past
Brooke Seavitt for the 1-0 advantage.
The lead wouldn't last for long though.
Chelsea Oberkrieser found a cutting Gilbride who evened the score at 1-1 as she blasted the ball into the back of the net.
Neither team was able to gain an advantage as the half wore on. Extra time would be needed to decide the winner, setting the stage for Guinta's heroics in the come from behind win.
Seavitt earned the win after making three saves in net for Fisher.
Oneonta 4, Hartwick 0
In a battle of cross-city rivals, it was Oneonta State who came out on top as it defeated the Hartwick women's soccer team 4-0 on Wednesday night at Elmore Field. With the win, the Red Dragons improve their record to 10-4-3 while the Hawks are now 7-7-3.
The Hawks controlled possession in the opening moments of the first half but could not penetrate the Oneonta defense. Both teams went back and forth battling for possession.
The Red Dragons got into the Hartwick zone and got off a couple of shots that went high. After the Red Dragons' Jessica Lyden's shot went high above the goal, Hartwick goalie
Annie Millar set up for a goal kick. Her attempt went short and was picked up by O-State's Kayla Ceschini, who slipped past the Hartwick defense, nailing a shot past Millar and into goal to put the Red Dragons ahead 1-0 in the 30
th minute.
A little over two minutes later, Oneonta would strike again. Off a corner kick from Lix Lasota, the ball fell among a crowd. Hartwick's
Abby Wheeler prevented it from entering the goal but O-State's Jessica Lyden was there to put it back into the net and the Red Dragons moved ahead 2-0.
The Red Dragons dominated the second half as they held a 11-3 lead in shots. The Hawks had a chance to cut the deficit to one goal in the 67
th minute when
Angela Luizzi got Red Dragon goalie Kelley Murphy out of position but her shot would be stuffed by Murphy.
O-State would score its third goal in the 70
th minute. Hartwick defender
Mary Morrison headed a shot away from the goal, but the Red Dragons' Amanda Regensberger came up and deposited the ball into the net to increase the Oneonta State lead to 3-0. Less than two minutes later, Karly DeSimone would feed to Melissa Gugliemo for the goal to put the Red Dragons ahead 4-0 where the score would stay.
Oneonta State had a commanding lead in shots, 17-5, and in corner kicks, 10-0. Luizzi had two of Hartwick's five shots.
Millar took the loss in goal and stopped three shots. Murphy had two saves for the Red Dragons in 77:01 of game time. She was replaced by Becky Fildes in the second half and she did not record save in 12:59 of playing time.