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ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Nazareth senior Caroline Parsons scored two goals and added an assist for host Nazareth Wednesday to lead the Golden Flyers to a 7-0 victory over Keuka in the first round of the ECAC Upstate Tournament for women's soccer at Golden Flyer Stadium.
Nazareth, seeded third, improved to 12-6-2 and will play again Saturday in the tournament semifinals against seventh-seeded Fredonia, which advanced past Rochester in penalty kicks, 4-3. The game will be played at 1:30 p.m. at SUNY Brockport. Top-seeded Brockport plays fourth-seeded Vassar at 11 a.m. Sunday's championship game is also at Brockport at 12 p.m.
Nazareth dominated the Storm (12-6) from the outset with Parsons (Glens Falls HS/Glens Falls, NY) getting all of her points in the first half as the Golden Flyers built a commanding 3-0 advantage. Freshman Erica Conte (Caledonia-Mumford HS/Caledonia, NY) scored first as she headed in a cross from Parsons in the 10th minute.
Parsons then added the next two goals, her sixth and seventh of the season. The first, in the 20th minute, was unassisted as she scored off a rebound of a shot taken by Ashley Clinton. The second came about two minutes later off a cross from Julie Birbilis (Ballston Spa HS/Ballston Spa, NY).
Conte scored again for Nazareth in the second half after settling a cross from freshman Abbey Bentz (Perry Hall HS/Baltimore, MD) and blasting it past Keuka keeper Kristi Chamberlain. Three more goals followed, including the first career score for freshman Rachel Piemonte (Williamsville East/East Amherst, NY). Senior Kelly Finn (Homer HS/Cortland, NY) scored her team-leading 11th goal off an assist from her sister Meghan.
Senior midfielder Caity Richardson (Pittsford Mendon HS/Pittsford, NY) had Nazareth's seventh goal.
Nazareth had a 26-1 advantage in shots with goalies Hillary Simon (Homer HS/Homer, NY) and Polly Muehlenkamp (Wyoming HS/Wyoming, OH) each playing 45 minutes. Chamberlain (Madison HS/Oriskany Falls, NY) had 11 saves for the Storm.
