ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University women's soccer team battled Empire 8 foe, Hartwick College to a double-overtime 0-0 finale on Sunday afternoon at Yunevich Stadium.
 
Hartwick outshot the Saxons (1-11-2, 0-4-1 Empire 8) 20-6 with a 7-3 shot on goal advantage. Sophomore Sammy Jo Shanahan (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) stopped all seven shots in her 110 minutes in goal.
 
Freshman Emily Wright (Dallas, TX/Plano West) led the game in shots on goal with two off of her three shot attempts. Sophomore Lauren Wyant (Jasper, NY/Jasper-Troupsburg) had the Saxons' other shot that was on target off of her two attempts.
 
The Saxons' defense handed Hartwick its second-straight Empire 8 tie. The Hawks tied with Houghton and are now in fourth place in the E8. Alfred earned its first conference standing point with the tie.
 
Alfred University is down to its final four games of the season. The next matchup will be the start of a two-game road series, starting with a trip to Hoboken, NJ for a 2:00 pm start on Saturday, October 17 against the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology in Empire 8 action.