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Players from the Rochester Institute of Technology women's soccer team celebrates a goal in a 1-0 win against Union on Tuesday, November 4, 2025
RIT Athletics / Colin Norland
0
Union (NY) UNION (9-7-3, 4-3-2)
1
Winner RIT RIT (9-3-6, 5-3-1)
Union (NY) UNION
(9-7-3, 4-3-2)
0
Final
1
RIT RIT
(9-3-6, 5-3-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Union (NY) UNION 0 0 0
RIT RIT 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer gets past Union in Liberty League quarterfinals, 1-0

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The third-seeded RIT women's soccer team advanced to the Liberty League Tournament semifinals with a 1-0 victory over sixth-seeded Union in quarterfinal action, Tuesday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Senior forward Elena Onodera scored the game-winning goal for RIT in the 56th minute, finishing a shot from the top left corner of the box into the upper right corner of the goal off assists from Valeria Luzio and Bella Coccio.
  • Union's Anne Pearl fired two free-kick shots late in the match, one in the 84th minute and another in the 87th minute, as both shots were near misses on the goal frame.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Senior goalkeeper Emily Sanchez finished with seven saves to earn the shutout, her sixth of the season.
  • Sanchez's seven saves are a season high.
  • Sophomore midfielder Lily Doucette and Onodera led the Tigers with one shot on goal apiece.
  • Union outshot RIT, 15-to-7, including 7-to-2 in shots on goal.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT travels to second-seeded William Smith for a Liberty League Tournament semifinal matchup this Friday at 11:00 a.m.