SATURDAY
No.8 ELMIRA COLLEGE (5-10-2) 0
No.1 SUNY BROCKPORT (14-1-2) 1
Jaylah Cossin broke the scoreless tie in the 71st minute to lead Brockport to victory in the Empire 8 quarterfinals. Cossin leads the team in goals with 11. Madeline McCrosson made one save for her eighth shutout of the year.
No.7 HOUGHTON UNIVERSITY (7-10-2) 2
No.2 SUNY GENESEO (11-4-3) 4
Juliette Frischmann (Brighton) completed a second half hat trick to hoist Geneseo to a quarterfinal victory. Abby Foster gave Brockport an early 1-0 lead and added two assists on Frishmann’s tallies. Lindsey Matthews, Katelyn Dena and Casey Holstein all finished with assists. Emily McLouth made two saves for the Knights. Preslee Miller (Fillmore) made eight saves for Houghton.
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No.6 ALFRED UNIVERSITY (7-4-6) 0
No.3 ST. JOHN FISHER (11-5-2) 1
Kate Rachwal buried the game winner in the final minute of regulation to send St. John Fisher to the Empire 8 semifinals. Emma Spelman added an assist on the play. Avery Byrnes made one save to keep Alfred at bay.
SUNDAY
No.1 WASHINGTON-ST.LOUIS U. (17-0-1) 2
No.15 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER (11-3-2) 0
Grace Kuropatkin made nine saves for the Yellowjackets. Rochester’s winning streak ends at three games.
TUESDAY
No.5 RIT (8-6-4) 0
No.4 SKIDMORE COLLEGE (11-2-3) 1
After tying with Skidmore five games prior, RIT falls in the Liberty League quarterfinals to a late-game tally from the Thouroughbreds. Emily Sanchez made one save for the Tigers.
MONROE UNIVERSITY (9-3-2) 2
No.12 MONROE CC (10-1-2) 2 (MCC 4-3 PK’S)
Kayla Baca (Spencerport) generated a goal and assist to lead MCC to a dramatic finish in penalty kicks. Following a scoreless first half, Baca found Sam Cipolla (Gates-Chili) for her 21st goal of the season, putting her fifth in scoring in NJCAA Division I. Baca retied the game at two, 20 minutes later. Clare Boesel (Pal-Mac) made 10 saves for MCC. The Tribunes defeated Monroe earlier in the season, 1-0. MCC advances to the East District Finals.
GEORGIA 0
ARKANSAS (14-1-2) 1
Keegan Smith (Haverling) made six saves, and Arkansas clinched a spot in the SEC semifinals. In 17 starts on the season, Smith has nine shutouts.
WEDNESDAY
No.1 SUNY BROCKPORT (15-1-2) 0
No.4 NAZARETH UNIVERSITY (11-5-3) 0 (NAZARETH 7-6 PK’S)
Annika Monfort (Webster Thomas) and Nazareth outlasted Brockport for seven rounds in the shootout to advance to the Empire 8 finals against No.2 SUNY Geneseo. Monfort finished the game with five saves for her seventh shutout of the year. Madeline McCrosson made three saves for the Golden Eagles. Brockport had defeated Nazareth earlier in the season, 5-0.
No.3 ST. JOHN FISHER (10-6-2) 0
No.2 SUNY GENESEO (12-4-3) 2
Abby Foster provided both of Geneseo’s goals to push the Knights into the Empire 8 finals. Juliette Frischmann (Brighton) picked up the assist on Foster’s first tally in the opening minutes of the second half. Lindsey Clar (Wheatland-Chili) and Lindsey Matthews added assists on Foster’s second. Emily McLouth made five saves for her first complete-game shutout of the year. Avery Byrnes made two saves for Fisher.
EMPIRE 8 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JAYLAH COSSIN (SUNY BROCKPORT)
CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: JULIETTE FRISCHMANN (BRIGHTON/SUNY GENESEO)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ANNIKA MONFORT (WEBSTER THOMAS/NAZARETH)
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