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St. John Fisher University Athletics

WSOC E8s
Abel Austin
0
Nazareth NAZARETH (9-7-3)
2
Winner St. John Fisher ST. JOHN (12-4-2)
Nazareth NAZARETH
(9-7-3)
0
Final
2
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN
(12-4-2)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Nazareth NAZARETH 0 0 0
St. John Fisher ST. JOHN 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | Mike Hogan, Athletics Communications Coordinator

No. 2-Seeded Women's Soccer Advances To E8 Championship Game With 2-0 Win Over No. 3-Seeded Nazareth

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The No. 2-seeded St. John Fisher women's soccer team blanked No. 3-seeded Nazareth 2-0 on Wednesday night at Growney Stadium to punch its ticket to the Empire 8 Conference championship game for the third time in program history. 

St. John Fisher will face top-seeded SUNY Brockport (14-1-4) at 1 p.m. on Saturday at A. Huntley Parker Jr. Field. The Golden Eagles edged the Cardinals 1-0 in the regular-season matchup between the teams back on Oct. 11. 

Winners of six straight games, the Cardinals improved to 12-4-2 overall and snapped their four-game postseason losing streak to their East Avenue rival with Wednesday's semifinal victory. Nazareth, which finished the season 9-7-3, beat Fisher in the Empire 8 title game in 2021 and 2023 and in the semifinals in 2005 and 2009. 

The victory marked the Cardinals' fifth over the Golden Flyers all-time and second in a row. Fisher hadn't beaten Nazareth in consecutive games since a two-game run back in 1992-93. 

How It Happened

The Cardinals scored their first goal of the game in the 33rd minute, as senior defender Maddy Jackson crossed a pass to senior forward Madelyn Wania, who tapped a shot over Nazareth keeper Delaney Malone for her eighth tally of the season. 

Fisher, which controlled possession for the majority of the game, clung to that one-goal lead until sealing the victory in the 86th minute on sophomore forward Emily Woolingham's 11th goal of the season. Senior forward Brooklyn Drago tallied her fifth assist of the year on the play with a centering pass. 

St. John Fisher improved to 5-0 in games started by freshman goalkeeper Isabella Ayers, who made five saves. 

Game Notes

  • The Cardinals' 12 wins are the fourth most in a season in program history and their most under head coach Molly Romano. 

  • Three of the Cardinals' five victories over the Golden Flyers have come under Romano, who became Fisher's head coach in 2019. 

  • The Cardinals ended Nazareth's pursuit of a fifth consecutive Empire 8 Championship game appearance. 

  • Ayers has recorded a shutout in four of five games since becoming Fisher's starting goalkeeper on Oct. 15 against Houghton. 

  • With her second-half tally, Woolingham tied Colleen Mullaley (11, 2001) and Stephanie Long (11, 1993) for fourth on Fisher's single-season goals list. 

  • Woolingham needs just two more points to pass Stephanie Long for fourth on the program's single-season points list. 

  • Woolingham has scored three goals against Nazareth this season. 

  • Woolingham leads the Empire 8 with 29 points on 11 goals and seven assists. She's second in the conference in assists and tied for first in goals. 

  • Wania now stands tied for second in the conference with 24 total points. She has three points on a goal and an assist in two postseason games. 

Up Next

The Cardinals face SUNY Brockport at 1 p.m. on Saturday with a trip to the NCAA Tournament on the line. Fisher has never been to the NCAA Tournament.


 
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