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ROCHESTER, NY – The RIT women’s soccer team (0-1-0) opened the season by falling to the #19 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds by a score of 2-0 in the Rachel Miller Memorial Tournament on a cold and damp Saturday morning at RIT Field.

 

Wisconsin-Eau Claire got on the board first, as Maria Iaizzo took a feed from Amy Smith just inside the penalty area and lofted a shot just under a crossbar for her first tally of the season in the 14th minute.

 

RIT had two golden chances in the first half.  Sophomore Lauren Tracy (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxborough) (Acton, MA/Acton-Boxborough) had a shot blocked off the goal line by Blugold defender Becky Westbrock.  Several minutes later, sophomore Krystal Adriaansen (Marion, NY/Marion) (Marion, NY/Marion) ripped a free kick off the crossbar.  The rebound came to Alaina Chorney (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) (Manalapan, NJ/Manalapan) who ripped the ball over the net.

 

The Blugolds out-shot the Tigers 10-3 over the first 45 minutes of play.  Ashley Conti (Canfield, OH/Canfield) (Canfield, OH/Canfield) started in goal for the Tigers, but was knocked out of the game due to an injury in the 26^th minute.

 

In the second half, the Blugolds defense tightened, not allowing a single RIT shot.

 

Katie Hanna scored the insurance goal for Wisconsin-Eau Claire with 10 minutes remaining in regulation, sliding a loose ball into the open net off a scramble in front.

 

Liz Weirick and Allie Rivard split the shut-out for the Blugolds.

 

In the other semifinal, Anna Whitmore’s goal in the 70^th minute broke a 3-3 tie and vaulted SUNY Cortland to a 4-3 win over the College of Wooster.

 

The Red Dragons trailed 3-2 with less than 25 minutes to play when Katie Trivisonno ripped a shot into the upper right corner from about 20 yards out to tie the game.

 

Winnie Adrien had given Wooster a 3-2 lead in the 58^th minute, as she slipped through two defenders and drilled a shot into the lower left hand corner.

 

Wooster got on the board first with a goal from Erin Lustic in the 13^th minute.  The Red Dragons answered back with two straight goals, as Kayla Sweet took a feed from Marie Valentino in front of the Wooster net and back heeled a shot inside the left post.  Valentino converted a feed from Andrea Marino in front to take a 2-1 lead in the 28^th minute.  Sarah Schostarez slammed home a rebound off a free kick from Angela Evans that clanged off the crossbar in the 43^rd minute.

Wisconsin-Eau Claire will play SUNY Cortland game in the Rachel Miller Champinship at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.  The Tigers play Wooster in the consolation game at 11 a.m.