Brockport, NY – The Brockport Women's Soccer team is set for a pair of conference matchups this week, starting on the road to Alfred University on October 15^th, beginning at 7 pm. The squad will then celebrate Senior Day on Saturday, October 18^th, in a dual against Elmira College set to start at 1 pm. 

E8 AOTW – On Monday, the Empire 8 announced McKenna Slate as the Women's Soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week after a strong contribution to the hard-fought win against St. John Fisher on Saturday. Only five minutes into the second period, Slate buried a shot into the net unassisted to put the Golden Eagles on top. She added a shot on goal and a shot to finish out the competition. 

Last Time Out – Last week, the Green and Gold went 2-0 following a pair of tough matchups to keep the undefeated streak alive. 

On Wednesday, October 8^th, Brockport showed out at home with a 1-0 blank against the Nazareth Golden Flyers. Within just 10 minutes into the first half, Jordan Chizuk opened the scoring book with an impressive header from a corner kick taken by Caitlin Nelson. 

Throughout the first and second half, the Golden Flyers made a statement with 11 shots (4 SOG) compared to the Golden Eagles' five (4 SOG). Nazareth was no match for the Brockport defensive line and the goalkeepers, with both Emily McCane and Madeline McCrosson each making two saves to hold on to the 1-0 lead to finish out the tough contest. 

On Saturday, the team made the trip out to St. John Fisher and yet again walked away with the 1-0 win. The Cardinals stayed dominant in the first half, taking eight shots over Brockport's four, but the defense and goalkeeper Emily McCane, who made four saves, kept the game scoreless. 

Athlete of the week, McKenna Slate, would waste no time in the second half sneaking the ball past the Cardinals' goalkeeper to help Brockport take the lead. The battle continued as St. John Fisher took six more shots, with one making it to goalkeeper Madeline McCrosson, who made the save for the team and took the career win. 

Head Coach Mike Idland has now led the team to remain undefeated through 12 seasons in back-to-back seasons, allowing only one goal. The Green and Gold are second in the country with Goals-Against Average (.111), first in the country in Save Percentage (.974), and ninth in shutout percentage (.727). In the NCAA Division III Regional Rankings, the Golden Eagles have climbed to third in Region III, trailing only Rochester and Vassar.  

Next Week – The team is set to compete in the last non-conference matchup of the season on Tuesday, October 21^st , as they host Penn State Behrend at 4 pm, and will travel to Utica University on Saturday, October 25^th, for a 1 pm start.