Elmira Gets First Win; Utica Ties; SJFC Falls in OT
ELMIRA 2, Potsdam 0
The Elmira College women's soccer team used timely goals from
Courtney Burgazli '16 and
Mackenzie Donohue '15 to shutout SUNY Potsdam, 2-0.
Amanda Banner'17 received the start in net for the Soaring Eagles, her first of the season, and made three saves to preserve the shutout.
Shots came at a premium for much of the first half as there were a combined seven shots taken in the first 41 minutes of play, three by EC and four by Potsdam. Elmira's fourth shot put the Purple and Gold on the board, in part thanks to a miscue by the Potsdam goaltender. Burgazli fired a shot on frame which appeared to be scooped up by Bears goalie, Val Driscoll, but the ball bounced off of Driscoll's hands and into the back of the net giving EC the 1-0 lead with just over two minutes to play in the half. Donohue was credited with the assist on the score. Elmira would take the 1-0 lead into the halftime break.
The second half was similar to the first as the defenses controlled the action. There were more shots taken in the second half as EC was looking to extend their lead and Potsdam was looking for the equalizer, but it took until the 85th minute to get the second goal of the game. This time it was Donohue who would net the score as she fired her shot into the net from the top of the 18-yard box.
Abby Saturni'18 recorded her first career assist on the score which gave EC a 2-0 lead with five minutes to play. The Soaring Eagles would hold off the Potsdam charge to secure the 2-0 victory.
UTICA 1, D'Youville 1 (2OT)
The Utica College women's soccer team rallied from a 1-0 first half deficit to earn a hard fought 1-1 tie against visiting D'Youville College in the home opener for the Pioneers at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium Wednesday night. Utica senior
Alana Fitzpatrick netted a penalty kick, after a hand ball in the box by a Spartan defender, to knot the score for the Pioneers in the 61
st minute. Fitzpatrick now has five career goals (13 career points) for the Pioneers.
Both teams were held scoreless through two overtime periods as the contest ended in a 1-1 draw. The Pioneers remain undefeated on the season as their record moved to 3-0-1 overall on the season. The Spartans have now tied in two consecutive games as their record moved to 1-2-2 on the season. The Pioneers are 2-0-2 against D'Youville College dating back to 2011. UC has outscored the Spartans 8-5 all-time and the Pioneers' lone shut out came on Sept. 19, 2012 in a 1-0 victory.
Utica keeper
Kelly Heimerle stopped two shots on the afternoon and her goals against average now stands at 0.91 on the season. She has 25 total saves and one shut out in four starts this season.
Melissa LaVere netted her second goal of the season in the 29
th minute for D'Youville to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead in the first half of play. Rachel Hermanski assisted on the game's opening goal. LaVere's goal came from 30 yards out and passed the outstretched arms of Heimerle into the top right corner of the Pioneer goal.
UC outshot the Spartans 13-8 on the afternoon, while D'Youville earned an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks. Catie Giebner made five saves in net for the visitors.
RIT 1, ST. JOHN FISHER 0 (OT)
Host Rochester Institute of Technology scored the game's only goal in the 105th minute to beat St. John Fisher College in a Division III women's soccer matchup. With the loss, Fisher falls to 1-4 overall, while the Tigers, who were ranked in the top 20 in the nation just one week ago, improve to 3-1-1.
Senior goalie
Brooke Seavitt led the Cardinals with seven saves on the day.
The Tigers out-shot Fisher 19-7, but the Cardinals had their chances. In the final five minutes of the first half,
Carly Finn ripped a shot that nearly went into the upper left corner. In overtime,
Brooke Whitman rattled a shot off the crossbar that bounced down, landing on the goal-line.