Houghton, Ithaca and SJFC Post Shutouts
ST. JOHN FISHER 2, ELMIRA 0
The St. John Fisher College women's soccer team improved to 6-9 overall and 4-2 in the Empire 8 Conference, as the Cardinals earned a 2-0 win over visiting Elmira College for its Annual Pancreatic Cancer Game on a rainy Tuesday night.
Freshman
Jackie Romano provided the game-winning goal in the sixth minute, bending a shot from the right end-line over the goalie's head and into the upper left corner.
Carly Finn closed out the scoring when she found the back of the net after slipping behind the defense from a
Taryn Guinta pass in the 72nd minute.
Brooke Seavitt had five saves in goal.
ITHACA 3, Oneonta 0
The Ithaca College women's soccer team defeated Oneonta on Tuesday night, dropping the Red Dragons by a score of 3-0 at Carp Wood Field. The victory improves Ithaca's record to 12-2-0 on the season. Oneonta falls to 6-7-2 overall.
Junior
Kelsey King, sophomore
Holly Niemiec and freshman
Caroline Matos all scored for the Bombers, while goalkeeper
Beth Coppolecchia stopped all three Red Dragon shots she faced for her ninth shutout of 2014. The contest was almost even in the shot department, as Ithaca recorded 14 total shots to Oneonta's 12. Both teams recorded five corner kicks.
It didn't take long for Ithaca to get on the board, thanks to a goal from King at 4:51 of the first half. Niemiec started the play, streaking down the far side before firing a pass to King at the top of the box. King wrestled lone possession away from an Oneonta defender and fired a shot, beating the goalkeeper for her 11th tally of the season.
King's 30th career goal would mark the only score of the first half, sending the game to the break with a 1-0 score in favor of the Bombers.
Ithaca added an insurance marker in the 60th minute, putting the score at 2-0. Niemiec was able to convert on a pass through the box from classmate
Jess Demczar, placing the ball in the far right corner for her second goal of the season.
Ithaca added its final score with just under three minutes to play. Sophomore
Megan Nash sent a pass to the far post, where Matos was waiting to bank in her first goal as a Bomber. Matos' goal pushed the score to 3-0, and secured the victory for Ithaca.
HOUGHTON 4, Alfred State 0
The Highlander Women's Soccer team performed flawlessly in tonight's game against Alfred State, beating the Pioneers 4-0.
In the first period of the game, there were numerous scoring opportunities for the Highlanders; two of which they capitalized on. At the 9:45 mark, what looked like a goal from
Stephany Ellison turned out to be a few inches off, hitting the left post. After 9 shots and nearly 33 minutes into the game, the Highlanders were able to put their first goal of the game on the board. To add to the momentum, less than a minute later another Highlander goal was scored; both goals were compliments of Ellison.
Nikki Garns was credited with the assist in the first goal, followed by
Sarah Gabriele for the second goal. Goalie
Shawna Sprout held the Pioneers by contributing with 5 saves and not allowing any Alfred scoring accomplishments.
3 corner kicks and 30 minutes into the second period, a break-away goal by
Bailey Shattell put the Highlanders up 3-0. With time running out, Shattell's goal seemed to confirm the win, but the Highlanders weren't done yet. Nearly 40 seconds left and with the assistance of
Darlene Eckhardt, Ellison did it again, giving the Highlanders the final score of 4-0.
NAZARETH 5, Alfred 1
Nazareth outscored visiting Alfred 6-1 to dominate the Saxons in a women's Empire 8 Conference soccer match on Tuesday evening. The Golden Flyers, ranked 22nd nationally, scored the first four goals before allowing a goal after an Alfred corner kick. The Golden Flyers scored the last two goals in the final 15 minutes of regulation for the five-goal victory.
With the win, Nazareth improves to 11-3-1 overall and 6-1 in Empire 8 matches. Following the loss, the Saxons fall to 3-11-2 overall and 0-7 in conference contests.
Graduate student
Christine Belding opened the scoring 22:04 into regulation with a header into the left side of the net. Belding received a pass from senior
Elizabeth Howell after a Golden Flyers' corner kick opportunity. Just over five minutes later, junior
Briana Vibbard found the back of the net with her seventh goal of the season. Following an Alfred turnover in its defensive side of the field, Vibbard controlled the ball, dribbled into the Saxons' box, and buried her shot past Alfred goalie Sammy Jo Shanahan.
In the second half, the Golden Flyers added four goals to secure the victory. Belding opened the scoring 5:30 into the period. Similar to Nazareth's first goal, Howell assisted on Belding's second goal of the game. It was Belding's sixth goal of the season. The scoring chance was set up after Alfred failed to clear the ball from their defensive zone and turned the ball over near midfield. Less than seven minutes later, the Golden Flyers stretched their advantage to four goals. Howell had an impact in the fourth Nazareth goal as she dribbled near the end line to the left of the Saxons' goal. She passed to Vibbard along the end line, who passed the ball back toward the center of the box to junior
Danielle Wilkin. Wilkin's shot beat Shanahan, and Vibbard was credited with the assist.
Alfred added its lone goal with just under 19 minutes to play in regulation following a corner kick chance. Keturah Gordon put the ball into play on the corner, and Taylor Dezio knocked it toward Nazareth's goal. After bouncing off a defender in front of the net, it bounced over the goal line. Dezio was credited with the goal and Gordon earned the assist.
The Golden Flyers scored twice toward the end of regulation to add to the margin of victory. After a Nazareth player was fouled in the Saxons' box, senior
Tori Ryan converted the penalty kick opportunity. In the final minutes, freshman
Kate Billington scored her first collegiate goal after receiving a pass from sophomore
Lauren Goodell.
Sophomore
Allison Dobles started in goal for the Golden Flyers and played the opening half to earn the victory, however, she did not face any shots. Junior
Mackenzie Dunphy played the second half in Nazareth's net and allowed Alfred's goal. The only other Saxons' shot of the game was blocked by a Golden Flyer defender.
Shanahan played a total of 83:08 in goal for Alfred. She took the loss after allowing five goals while making 11 saves. Alicia Hanes saw 6:52 of action in the second half and allowed one goal.
The Golden Flyers finished with overwhelming advantage in shots, 24-2, and corner kick chances, 5-1.
RPI 5, HARTWICK 2
Visiting Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scored twice inside of four minutes in the second half to break open a one-goal game in a 5-2 victory on Tuesday night on Elmore Field. The Engineers improve to 10-5-1 on the season. The Hawks fall to their second straight Liberty League opponent and slip to 7-6-1 overall.
The Engineers were spotted the lead less than 15 minutes into the game on an own goal. A driven ball from defender Stephanie May was sent into the box and a retreating 'Wick defender got a head to it but it slipped past keeper
Alley Maurer and RPI was in front.
It took less than 20 minutes for the Engineers to get an insurance marker. May would begin the play by sending a service into the Hawks' penalty area. The ball was won on a header nodded down by Taylor Korytko which fell to Sam Lamorte who scored into an empty goal and the lead was two.
Hartwick got on the scoreboard two and a half minutes before halftime. Senior
Kylie Thayer sent a free kick into the Engineers' box which was won in the air by freshman
Casey Boucher. Sophomore defender
Nicolette Wilson got her head on the second ball, beating goalkeeper Tory Riopelle to it. The ball was cleared by an RPI defender but not before it crossed the goal line resulting in a 2-1 game.
Rachel Tietzen would score both of the RPI goals at 47:13 and 48:50. The first was a blast from 25 yards out from Sam Lamorte. The second was off a rebound from a Korytko shot.
The Hawks answered 2:19 later as
Kristen McKasty scored on a header in close. Thayer earned the assist on the corner, which is her ninth on the season and the Hawks trailed 4-2.
They would get no closer however as Tietzen finished of the night's scoring at the 66:10 mark. She finished off a low shot to the far post for the goal.
The two teams finished even in shots with 14 apiece. Maurer made two saves in the first half.
Annie Millar made three saves in the second half for 'Wick. Riopelle made three saves for RPI.
|
SCHOOL |
CONF |
OVERALL |
|
Ithaca |
6-1 |
12-2 |
|
Nazareth |
6-1 |
11-3-1 |
|
St. John Fisher |
4-2 |
6-9 |
|
Stevens |
4-2 |
9-5 |
|
Hartwick |
3-2-1 |
7-6-1 |
|
Houghton |
2-4-1 |
7-6-1 |
|
Elmira |
1-3-2 |
5-6-3 |
|
Utica |
1-5 |
5-8-1 |
|
Alfred |
0-7 |
3-11-2 |