Box Score DALLAS, TX – The Alfred University women's soccer team (1-1, Empire 8 0-0) wrapped up its Saxon Nation trip to Dallas, TX on Sunday evening with a 3-0 loss to the University of Texas-Dallas.
 
The Saxons fell behind 2-0 during the first half of the game despite two saves from first year Makenzie Cashmer (Weedville, PA/Elk County) between the pipes.
 
AU looked to bounce back early coming out of the locker room in the second half when first year Karah Landries (Angelica, NY/Genesee Valley) ripped a shot on goal. However, the attempt was quelled by the UT Dallas keeper who went on to blank the Saxons. Landries and Amanda Guariglia (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) had two more opportunities down the stretch, but the defense blocked the shots to turn them away.
 
"I thought our girls competed for the entire 90 minutes," Head Coach Craig Yanni said. "We a few breakdowns defensively that cost us. UT-Dallas is a good team and truly show us what we have to work on to compete with the top teams in our conference."
 
The Comets completed their 2017 slate at 16-4, before falling to Mary Hardin-Baylor during the American Southwest Conference finals.
 
Yanni went on to add, "Overall I think the team showed very well especially taking into consideration that we didn't have Emily [Wright], Lexi [Riffelbach] and Natalie [O'Brien] tonight."
 
Cashmer wrapped up the game with three saves over 90 minutes of play.
 
The Saxons will return home following the weekend trip to Dallas to take on Hilbert College in Yunevich Stadium on Wednesday, September 5 at 7PM. AU defeated Hilbert 2-0 during the 2017 season.