Fisher and Ithaca Win by One
St. John Fisher 1, Mount St. Mary College 0 (
Box Score)
The St. John Fisher College women's soccer team won in dramatic fashion Sunday 1-0 over Mount St. Mary College (NY) at Growney Stadium.
Jamie Alloco scored her first collegiate goal in the 88
th minute to seal the victory.
After creating the majority of opportunities throughout the game, Fisher finally broke through as
Chelsea Oberkrieser set up the game-winning goal, chesting down a pass and laying it off for Alloco, who put it into the upper 90 on a one time shot.
Fisher came out blazing and had an excellent opportunity out of the gates as
Taryn Guinta found a streaking Oberkrieser down the left side for a shot inside the 18 yard box that was pushed aside.
Guinta created another scoring chance in the 34
th minute taking on several defenders, this time finding
Molly Beaton outside the 18 with a save being made by Jacquelyn Mancini. Fisher had 16 shots compared to just six for Mount Saint Mary.
With the win Fisher improves to 4-7 overall while the Knights fall to 5-4.
Ithaca 2, Farmingdale 1 (
Box Score)
The No. 8 Ithaca College women's soccer team (8-1, 3-0 E8) defeated Farmingdale (5-6) Sunday afternoon, beating the Rams by a score of 2-1 at Carp Wood Field. Seniors
Jackie Rodabaugh and
Anna Gray scored for the Bombers, while sophomore
Beth Coppolecchia (Katonah, N.Y./Somers) made three saves on four shots to earn her eighth win of the season.
Rodabaugh got on the board first for Ithaca, taking a feed from fellow senior
Ellyn Grant-Keane on the near side before sending shot over the goalkeepers head. Rodabaugh's goal at 6:34 marked her fourth of the season, and gave the Bombers an early 1-0 lead.
Ithaca didn't' score again until the 61st minute, as Gray converted on a direct kick just outside the top of the box. Gray's goal marked her first of the year.
Farmingdale responded with just under five minutes remaining in the game, converting on a rebound in front to cut the Bomber lead to 2-1. The Rams pressured in the final minutes, but Ithaca's defense held strong in front of Coppolecchia to secure the win for the Bombers.