ROCHESTER, NY (
nazathletics.com) – The Nazareth women's soccer team (10-3-2, 8-2-1) defeated the SUNY Poly Wildcats (3-12-2, 0-10-1) on a beautiful fall afternoon at Golden Flyer Stadium on Saturday, shutting out the Wildcats 8-0 to celebrate their 12 seniors.
Senior Shannon Sjombick led the way for the Golden Flyers with 2 goals.
With the win, Nazareth has secured the No. 2 seed for the upcoming Empire 8 Championships and will host #7 Utica (6-5-6, 3-3-5) on Saturday at Golden Flyer Stadium with the time to be determined.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Prior to the game, Lea Griffin, Paige Gentile, Kiyomi Mastro, Camryn Schiavitti, Morgan Szeflinski, Mikayla Perez, Cailtlyn Smithers, Tara Visca, Lillian Fejko, Shannon Sgombick, Lauren Richie, and Brynn Furbeck were honored for their senior game
- Nazareth began control of the game from the beginning, with senior Lauren Richie netting her second goal of the season just past the 2-minute mark.
- About 5 minutes later, Sgombick netted her first of the game off an assist from Brynn Furbeck.
- The Golden Flyers continued to pass around the Wildcats for the remainder of the half, with Giuliana Rodriguez hammering a goal home and Savanna Biehler scoring her 12th of the season for a 4-0 lead heading into the second half.
- Mastro returned to play for Nazareth this game and her playmaking skills were on display for the second half, with a great pass to Camryn Schiavitti who nailed her first goal of the season into the net. Just over a minute later, Mastro scored herself with an assist from classmate Lea Griffin.
- With less than 10 minutes remaining, Sgombick scored her second of the game off a corner kick.
- Carolina Lott-Diamond closed out the scoring for her 5th of the season with less than 5 minutes remaining in the game, for a final score of 8-0 Nazareth.
- Katriana Walls turned away 2 shots through the game, and Sophia Aurrecoechea earned a save as well in the second half to keep the Wildcats at bay.
GAME NOTES:
- Walls earned her fourth consecutive shut-out with the win today.
- Nazareth finished with 41 shots over SUNY Poly's 3.
WHAT'S NEXT
The Golden Flyers will finish their regular season out with an away game on Tuesday (10/27) at 4 pm against the Cortland Red Dragons in Cortland, NY before hosting Utica on Saturday in the Empire 8 Quarterfinals.
