ROCHESTER, NY - The Nazareth women's soccer team delivered its first NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament win on November 5, 1997 when it defeated Oneonta State 3-2 in triple overtime at Nazareth. Polly Poweska netted the game-winning goal from Bree Perry in the 127th minute to propel the Golden Flyers to victory.

Nazareth's other goal scorers in the game were Perry and Michelle Urbanski. The Golden Flyers finished with a 26-15 edge in shots for the game and Erin Jacobs made five saves in net.

After defeating the Red Dragons, Nazareth went on to face the University of Rochester (at William Smith), where the Golden Flyers eventually fell, 3-2.

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About the Top 100 Moments
10 moments will be revealed each month, spanning March 2024  to December, 2024. Five moments will be unveiled during the first week of each month and then another five moments during the third week of the month. Moments will not be "ranked" 1-100 and will be released in no particular order. 
 
How to follow along 
The moments will be revealed on the Nazareth Athletics social media channels and website and will include photos, video, box scores, etc. The official hashtag is #NazAthletics100

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Nazareth's Centennial celebration is presented by Wellington Steele & Associates and the Leva Family.