| 12/30/2003 2:32:50 PM

ROCHESTER, NY- The Tigers women's soccer team defeated Roberts Wesleyan College last night, 3-1 in their last regular season match.

RIT played strong soccer in the first half, taking 14 shots and putting seven on goal. Melanie Lowe (Kingston, Jamaica/Northfield Mount Hermon) (Kingston, Jamaica/Northfield Mt. Hermon) opened the scoring in the 13th minute after she got past three Wesleyan defenders and fired a hard shot into the corner of the goal. The Tigers added another marker at 27:30 when a pass from Lowe found Brooke Thompson (Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake) (Avon Lake, OH/Avon Lake) to put RIT up by two. Just two minutes later, Mallory Frost (Barre, VT/Spaulding) got a great feed from Lowe, firing a shot from the top of the box. It found its way between Wesleyan keeper Christina Stephenson and the near post to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead heading into halftime.

In the second half, RIT had several scoring chances, including three situations in which Frost broke free for a shot, but they were unable to add to their lead. Kristin Domdey (Chicago, IL/Morton West) (Chicago, IL/Morton West) took over in net in the second half, making five saves, including a great stop in the 65th minute. The lone goal for Roberts Wesleyan came in the 68th minute off of a direct kick from the top of the box.

The Tigers were able to hold off Roberts for the win, and improve to 11-6-0 in the regular season. Keepers Carrie Yehle (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) and Domdey split time in the net, with Yehle tallying one save and facing three shots on goal in the first half. Domdey faced six shots on goal in 45 minutes. RIT will play in the Empire 8 Championships next Wednesday at top-seeded Nazareth.