ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University women's soccer team hosted Nazareth College on Saturday at Yunevich Stadium to open Empire 8 play. The Saxons (4-1-2) and Golden Flyers ended in a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods.
 
Nazareth, a team that has played a tough schedule thus far, was first to strike with a goal late in the first half.
 
Scoring opportunities were tough to come by throughout the second half as both teams were locked in at the defensive end.
 
It was not until the 70^th minute that Alfred finally found a hole in the defense as Amanda Guariglia (Valley Stream, NY / Valley Stream South) put a shot on goal that deflected off the Nazareth goal keeper and over to Karah Landries (Angelica, NY / Genesee Valley Central) who was there to clean things up and send the ball into the back of the net to tie the game at one.
 
That was where the score stayed through the end of regulation.
 
The first overtime period saw both teams having trouble finding opportunities once again. The second extra period was a different story as Alfred nearly netted two goals.
 
At the end of the night neither team was able to convert before the clock hit zero and the game ended in a draw.
 
"I thought the team played well tonight," Head Coach Craig Yanni said. "Our work rate was there for 110 minutes which was a big factor in us getting the result that we did. Overall it was a great effort and we are excited to get back to work on Monday and keep improving."
 
AU will be back in action on Wednesday as they travel to the University of Rochester for a non-conference match up with the Yellowjackets at 7PM.