Giuliana Rodriguez
Wyatt Kelley
Giuliana Rodriguez scored two second half goals.
0
SUNY Geneseo GEN (5-6-7, 5-2-4)
3
Winner Nazareth NAZ (9-6-3, 6-3-2)
SUNY Geneseo GEN
(5-6-7, 5-2-4)
0
Final
3
Nazareth NAZ
(9-6-3, 6-3-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
SUNY Geneseo GEN 0 0 0
Nazareth NAZ 0 3 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Rodriguez Nets Two As Women's Soccer Down Geneseo in E8 Quarterfinals

ROCHESTER, NY – First-Year Giuliana Rodriguez netted two goals and sophomore Paige Barlow netted another, all in the second half, to lift Nazareth to a 3-0 victory over Geneseo on Saturday in the Empire Quarterfinals at Golden Flyer Stadium. The Golden Flyers (9-6-3) were the third seed and Geneseo (5-6-7) the sixth seed. Nazareth moves on to the semifinals where it will take on No. 2 St. John Fisher (11-4-2) who defeated No. 7 Houghton (11-5-3) 1-0 in their quarterfinal matchup. 

How it Happened:
  • 20 mins in Nazareth had its best chance of the half as Helena Reis curled a left-footed shot that forced the Geneseo keeper to make a diving save.
  • Nazareth had an 11-5 edge in shots for the half and 23-6 edge for the game
  • Geneseo had a great chance eight minutes into the second half as a cross squeaked through the hands of Katriana Walls, leaving an open net, but the shot was put over the bar
  • With her back to the goal, Tatum Overton played a wonderful ball to an overlapping Helena Reihs in the 55th minute. Reihs cut in towards goal and played the ball back to Rodriguez for a one-time shot on the ground into the near post to make it 1-0.
  • Aubrey Rizzo beat a few defenders going towards goal in the 73rd minute and fed a short diagonal pass to Barlow for a one-time shot into the corner just outside the 6-yard box
  • Rodriguez notched her second of the day in the 80th minute, taking a throw-in at the corner of the 18-yard box, taking a few touches with the left foot before blasting a shot into the upper corner to make it 3-0.
  • Delaney Malone got the start in goal, making one save. Walls played the entire second half 
Game Notes:
  • The win over Geneseo was Nazareth's first since 2018, a 1-0 win. The six previous meeting resulted in five losses and one tie
  • Rodriguez had only scored two other goals during the year before erupting for two on Saturday
  • Barlow's goal was her second of the season
Up Next:
  • Nazareth will travel down East avenue for a 6 pm date with St. John Fisher on Wednesday for the Empire 8 semifinals. Fisher beat the Golden Flyers 2-0 during the regular season
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