GENESEO, N.Y. - The Brockport women's soccer team saw its season come to an end Saturday afternoon, falling 3-2 to SUNY Geneseo in the first round of the Empire 8 Tournament at College Stadium. The Golden Eagles finished the season with an 11-4-4 overall record and a 7-2-2 mark in conference play.
Brockport struck first in the 19th minute, taking a 1-0 edge early thanks to
Alana Yahoudy finding the back of the net at 18:51.
Elyssa Barnhart assisted on the opening goal, giving the Golden Eagles a 1-0 advantage.
Geneseo responded in the 39th minute, with Ella Yartym scoring off an assist from Ashley Pawelczyk at 38:17 to even the score at 1-1 heading into halftime.
The Knights took control early in the second half, as Kate Pinto scored at 56:42 off a pass from Carly Chupick to give Geneseo its first lead of the afternoon. Chupick assisted again at 65:12, setting up Aicha Cisse for a goal that extended the Knights' advantage to 3-1.
Brockport continued to battle and cut the deficit to one in the 85th minute.
Amelia Breton scored at 84:42 off an assist from
Jordan Chizuk, bringing the score to 3-2 and giving the Golden Eagles a late opportunity to find an equalizer. However, Brockport was unable to get another goal past Geneseo goalkeeper Natalie Budgar, as the Knights held on for the victory.
Brockport Standouts
Yahoudy and Breton each scored a goal to lead Brockport offensively. Barnhart and Chizuk recorded assists, while Breton finished with a team-high two shots on goal.
Kaitlyn Spring also contributed two shots, putting one on target.
In goal,
Emily McCane played all 90 minutes in the loss and recorded seven saves in a strong effort between the pipes.
