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GENESEO, N.Y. -- Nazareth's women's soccer team, a recent entrant to the national rankings, suffered its first defeat of the season Thursday as host Geneseo built a 3-0 lead before settling for a 3-1 victory over the Golden Flyers.

After recording a pair of shutout wins over the weekend, Nazareth vaulted to 21st in the most recent Division III rankings released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Golden Flyers dropped to 2-1 overall after the Geneseo loss. The Knights remained unbeaten at 3-0.

The game was even statistically with Geneseo holding a slim edge in shots (14-13), while Nazareth had a 6-5 advantage in corner kicks. The game was scoreless until less than two minutes remained in the first half when Geneseo's Emily Green scored off an assist from Leah Greene. The Knights added two more goals early in the second half to build an insurmountable lead. Kelsey Raschke and Stephanie Clookey were credited with the goals.

Nazareth scored in the 69th minute as freshmen Rachel Dise and Paige Sullivan combined for the goal. It was the first career goal for Dise and the first career point for Sullivan. Junior Mackenzie Dunphy played all 90 minutes in goal and made five saves.

The Golden Flyers return to action Saturday for a non-conference game against Brockport at St. John Fisher at 4 p.m.