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Abigail Austin
Peter Mangels
2
Alfred ALFRED (11-8)
3
Winner Westminster WEST (16-5-1)
Alfred ALFRED
(11-8)
2
Final
3
Westminster WEST
(16-5-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Alfred ALFRED 1 1 2
Westminster WEST 0 3 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Saxons End Historic Season with Loss at ECAC Tournament

READING, PA – The Alfred University Saxons traveled to Albright College for the first round of the ECAC tournament against Westminster College. This was the Saxons (11-8, 3-5 Empire 8) first trip to ECAC's since 1989. AU held a 1-0 halftime lead but ultimately fell to the Titans 3-2.
 
Alfred was able to dominate with shots early on, leading to a penalty kick opportunity for senior Emily Wright (Dallas, TX/Plano West) which she converted to put the Saxons ahead 1-0 just past the midway point of the first half. AU would hold that lead heading into the break.
 
The second half was a different story with Westminster tying the game at one all just two minutes into the second half. Minutes later Abigail Austin (Hornell, NY/Hornell) would help the Saxons regain the lead as she beat three Titan defenders to score from 10 yards out. That would be the last of AU's scoring as Westminster would immediately strike back at the 53:40 mark with a penalty kick to tie the game at two. During the 62nd minute Westminster would find the net for the go ahead goal to make the score 3-2. The Titans would hold off the Saxons for the remainder of the contest to pick up the victory.

"We came out in the first half and really controlled the game. The second half was more back and forth and we came out on the wrong side," Head Coach Craig Yanni said.
 
Wright, Austin and Natalie O'Brien (Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse-Minoa) all had two shots on goal for Alfred while Quinn Fowler (Chester, NY/Washingtonville) had one.
 
The Saxons end the season with its best finish since 1999 and just their second postseason appearance since 1998. The 11 wins this season gives this Alfred University women's soccer team the third most in a single season in AU history.

"It was a good season for our program and we are looking forward to continuing to grow. I would like to congratulate our three graduating seniors Olivia Cronmiller (Livonia, NY/Livonia), Alyssa Garbarino (Merrick, NY/Sanford H. Calhoun) and Sara Nostrant (Buffalo, NY/Mount Mercy Academy) for helping this program grow and for making this season memorable," Yanni said.
 
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