Nazareth 2, Brockport 1 (
Box Score)
Sophomore
Briana Vibbard scored twice for the Golden Flyers in the first half Saturday as visiting Nazareth held off Brockport in a non-conference women's soccer match, 2-1.
Both of Vibbard's goals were unassisted and came within a 10-minute stretch of the first half to give Nazareth the lead. Brockport rallied on a goal by Vanessa Gillette with less than seven minutes left, but the Golden Flyers stayed in front the rest of the way.
Nazareth had a 20-18 advantage in shots and senior goalie
Abbie Carey was called upon to make seven saves.
Houghton 1, Clarkson 0 (
Box Score)
The Highlander women's soccer team exacted a bit of revenge on Clarkson University on Saturday with a 1-0 victory at Burke Field. Clarkson defeated Houghton 2-0 last season.
The teams played to a scoreless first half, but Houghton had the better of the play and outshot the visitors, 7-2, in the opening 45 minutes.
In the 53rd minute
Stephany Ellison broke in on the Knights' defense and ripped a shot that bounced off the keeper's chest and right to
Atalie Fite who redirected the ball into the net. It was Fite's second goal of the season and Ellison's team-leading third assist.
Shawna Sprout was forced to make just one save in goal.
Ithaca 2, Emory 0 (
Box Score)
he No. 9 Ithaca College women's soccer team (3-0) defeated No. 2 Emory (2-1) Saturday afternoon, shutting out the Eagles, 2-0, at Carp Wood Field. Sophomore
Kelsey King and freshman
Jess Demczar scored for the Bombers, while sophomore goalkeeper
Beth Coppolecchia (3-0) stopped two shots to earn her second shutout of the season.
St. John Fisher 1, Geneseo 0 (
Box Score)
The St. John Fisher College women's soccer team picked up its first win of the season, as the Cardinals hung on for a 1-0 win over SUNY Geneseo on Saturday at Brockport in the fourth game of the Golden Challenge for a Pink Cure.
Sophomore
Molly Beaton scored her first goal of the year in the 39th minute off a pass from classmate
Jamie Alloco for the game's only goal.
Junior goalie
Brooke Seavitt finished with eight saves to preserve the shutout - the first of her collegiate career.
Alfred 2, Hilbert 0 (
Box Score)
The Alfred University women's soccer team shut out host Hilbert College, 2-0, Saturday afternoon. The win was the first for the Saxons this season and the first of Aileen Ascolese's collegiate head coaching career. Ascolese was appointed head coach at AU prior to the 2013 season; it is her first college head coaching job.
AU (1-3) opened the scoring 6:32 into the game on an unassisted goal by sophomore Jasmine Ramon. Junior Nicole Labur gave the Saxons a two-goal lead and closed out the game's scoring with another unassisted tally 13:18 into the second half.
Senior goalie Samijo Scheer went the distance in net for the Saxons, making 10 saves to record the shutout.
Hartwick 1, John Carroll 1 (
Box Score)
The Hartwick women's soccer team hosted John Carroll University at the annual Mayor's Cup on Saturday afternoon at Elmore Field. Despite holding a 1-0 lead for a majority of the contest, the Hawks settled for a 1-1 tie with the Blue Streaks.
The Hawks were granted a corner kick in the 27
th minute and
Kylie Thayer's attempt sailed into the goal to give 'Wick the 1-0 lead. The Blue Steaks only managed to get off two shots in the half.
In the 62
nd minute, the Hawks nearly scored their second goal of the day.
Cristina Sicari passed down the right field side to
Angela Luizzi, who had a one-on-one with a John Carroll defender, but the pass was too wide as Luizzi's shot went just left of the goalpost.
The Hartwick defense kept pressure on the Blue Streaks and goalie
Hope Brown made a couple of key saves to keep John Carroll off the scoreboard. The Blue Streaks, however, would finally get through in the 75
th minute when Danielle Sharbaugh's shot deflected off a Hartwick defender and into the goal to tie the game at 1-1.
The 'Wick defense did now allow a shot from John Carroll for the rest of the half. The Hawks had two opportunities to win the game but both Thayer and Cleaveland's shot were stopped by Blue Steak goalie Haley McDonald and the game headed into overtime.
Vassar 2, Stevens 1 (OT) (
Box Score)
The Stevens Institute of Technology women's soccer team controlled possession for a majority of the 104-plus-minute double overtime contest with Vassar College in the opening match of the 2013 Stevens Engineering Cup, but Stevens fell, 2-1.
Vassar struck early in the contest, netting the opening goal just 1:32 into the first half off a loose ball inside the 18-yard box.
After the score, Stevens controlled pace the rest of the way out in the first half. The Ducks took 10 shots and were award three corners over the next 43-plus minutes of action. Stevens finally knotted the contest up at 1-1 off a rebound from junior
Georgia Johnson.
The Ducks dominated the contest in shots with 15 more in the second half but could never break the tie and went into overtime. A true difference maker in the contest was Brewers goalkeeper Emma Nichols, who stopped 15 shots on the afternoon.
Stevens was awarded a golden opportunity in the first overtime to end the match on a penalty kick with just 2:35 left on the clock but the ensuing shot missed right.
The Brewers ended the contest on a breakaway down the right side by Kamaria Coley. Coley raced past the Stevens defensive line and avoided Ting for an open shot on goal.
Penn State-Behrend 2, Utica 0 (
Box Score)
The Utica College women's soccer team dropped its second straight contest, Saturday, as it fell to Penn State-Behrend 2-0 at the Blue Devil Clarion Classic, hosted by SUNY Fredonia.
Penn State opened the scoring in the 29th minute as Sam Vasy netted her second goal of the season off a pass from freshman Sam Pace. Just five minutes later, The Lions scored again as Kiley Ransbury scored her first goal of the season.
UC was outshot 19-2 on the day. Freshman
Jamie Enders had seven saves, while Penn State-Behrend's Taylor Troyan had one stop for the Lions.