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Rebecca Villagracia
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Ithaca ITHACA (10-3-4, 4-2-3)
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Winner RIT RIT (8-4-5, 6-0-4)
Ithaca ITHACA
(10-3-4, 4-2-3)
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Final
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RIT RIT
(8-4-5, 6-0-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ithaca ITHACA 1 1 2
RIT RIT 0 4 4

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer beats Ithaca, 4-2, in LIberty League Semifinals

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The RIT women's soccer team defeated Ithaca, 4-2 in the Liberty League Tournament Semifinals, Friday.

Trailing, 1-0, at halftime, the Tigers scored three goals in a 10-minute span of the second half to en route to the victory. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ithaca opened the scoring in the 35th minute on a goal by Rosie Bostian
  • RIT tied the game in the 58th minute after junior midfielder Olivia Harris snuck a shot by the Ithaca goalkeeper and two defenders off an assist by sophomore defender Roberta Moger.
  • Sophomore forward Elena Onodera scored on a breakaway opportunity in the 68th minute and gave the Tigers the lead.
  • In the 76th minute, junior defender Rachel Marriott found the back of the net from inside the box off of an assist from senior midfielder Jessie Gomez.
  • Moments later, senior midfielder Abby Umbenhaur sent a shot past the Ithaca goalkeeper in the 77th minute.
  • Ithaca scored their second goal in 80th minute. 
GAME NOTES
  • Onodera scored her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
  • RIT out-shot Ithaca, 14-6, including 10 shots on goal
  • The Tigers advance to their first Liberty League championship game since 2018.
WHAT'S NEXT
Second-seeded RIT travels to top-seeded William Smith on Sunday (Nov. 5) for an 11:00 a.m. kickoff. The winner earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.