SUNY Geneseo

Rochester, N.Y. – The SUNY Geneseo women's soccer team came up short in the Empire 8 Championship this afternoon, falling 3-1 to No. 2 Nazareth at Golden Flyer Stadium. The Knights, who reached the title game with tournament wins over Brockport and top-seeded St. John Fisher, finish the regular season and conference tournament at 11-5-3 overall and 7-2-2 in Empire 8 play.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Nazareth took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute and added a second goal in the 27th minute to lead 2-0 at the half. Geneseo had a look of its own in the 17th minute when Ella Yartym sent a shot toward the bottom center of the net that was saved by the Nazareth goalkeeper.
• Nazareth extended its lead to 3-0 in the 57th minute. Geneseo kept pressing in the second half, with Lauren DeMura forcing a save in the 51st minute and Emily McGee sending a shot just wide in the 55th. Emily McLouth came on in goal in the 62nd minute and made two saves to keep the margin at three.
• Geneseo got on the board in the 84th minute when McGee scored to make it 3-1. The Knights created chances late as well, with Ashley Pawelczyk and Sarah Brunskill each drawing saves in the 80th and 81st minutes and Carly Chupick testing the goalkeeper on the final shot of the match in the 90th minute.

QUICK FACTS:

• Emily McGee scored her third goal of the season.
• Emily McGee and Ella Yartym each led Geneseo with three shots.
• Natalie Budgar made three saves in 62 minutes in goal, and Emily McLouth made two saves in 29 minutes.
• Geneseo put six of its 10 shots on goal, compared to eight of 21 for Nazareth.