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St. John Fisher University Athletics

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Women's Soccer

Fisher Falls to Nazareth on Tuesday Afternoon

The St. John Fisher College women's soccer team fell to East Ave Rival Nazareth 1-0 on Tuesday night at Golden Flyer Stadium. With the loss the Cardinals are now 6-7 overall and 3-3 in the Empire 8 Conference.
 
Christine Belding scored the only goal of the game for Nazareth in the third minute off a pass from Sarah Elchelberger.
 
Although the Golden Flyers only outshot Fisher 13-9, the Cardinals were able to put just three shots on goal.
 
Noel Peck finished with seven saves for Fisher while Val Hanson attempted a team-high three shots and Vicki Alfieri tried two.
 
The Cardinals are currently a half-game behind Elmira in the loss column for the fourth place spot in the conference. The Soaring Eagles take on Ithaca College Bombers, who have a 4-1 conference mark, tomorrow afternoon. With a loss Fisher will remain tied with Elmira, with the head-to-head tiebreaker going to the Cardinals. Fisher beat the Soaring Eagles 4-1 on October 9th.
 
After tomorrow, Fisher has one remaining conference game on the schedule against Utica, while Elmira will have to face first-place Stevens in its last conference match.
 
Fisher will return to action at 3 p.m. Saturday when it hosts the University of Rochester Yellowjackets at Growney Stadium.
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