Box Score ROCHESTER, NY – The Nazareth women's soccer team delivered one its finest offensive performances of the season on Wednesday, as the top overall seed defeated fifth-seeded Sage 3-0 in the Empire 8 semifinals at a cold Golden Flyer Stadium. Sophomore Tatum Overton scored the first two goals of the game and Grace Palczewski scored the other. Annika Monfort picked up her eighth shutout of the season and 24^th for her career.

With the win, Nazareth (7-4-6) moves on to the Empire 8 Championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Golden Flyer Stadium with the opponent to be determined. The Golden Flyers will take on either No. 2 St. John Fisher or No. 6 Alfred – the squads square off at 7 p.m. today. Nazareth is seeking its third-straight Empire 8 title.
 
In the regular season, Nazareth and Sage played to a scoreless draw in Albany on October 21. 
 
The first half started with heavy snow flakes and cloud cover for 25 minutes before the sun began to peak out.
 
Overton scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season in the 14^th minute. Olivia Foley sent in a cross from the right flank that Overton one-timed into the far post. It was Foley's second assist of the season.
 
The Golden Flyers controlled the flow of play for the half, holding an 11-3 shot advantage. They also had five corner kicks to 0 for the Gators. 
 
Monfort made two of her five saves in the first half. With the shutout, Nazareth has gone over 750 minutes in Empire 8 play without allowing a goal. 
 
Overton scored her second goal of the game in the 55^th minute. Lauryn Obey played a crossed in for Overton, who took a touch and placed a shot passed the Gators keeper to make it 2-0.
 
Nazareth made it a 3-0 game in the 68^th minute off a corner kick. Obey picked up her second assist of the day as her corner was played on the ground to Palczewski at the top of the box for a one-time blast in the upper 90.