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A women's soccer player for Rochester Institute of Technology scores a goal in a game against Skidmore on Saturday, November 1, 2025
Rebecca Villagracia / RIT Athletic Communications
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Winner RIT RIT (10-3-6, 5-3-1)
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William Smith WSC (11-3-3, 7-1-1)
Winner
RIT RIT
(10-3-6, 5-3-1)
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Final
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William Smith WSC
(11-3-3, 7-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
RIT RIT 1 0 1 2
William Smith WSC 0 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer defeats No. 22 William Smith in Liberty League semifinals, 2-1

GENEVA, N.Y. — First-year midfielder Bella Coccio scored the game-winning goal in the 99th minute to lift the No. 3-seeded RIT women's soccer team to a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 2-seed William Smith on Tuesday afternoon, advancing to the Liberty League Tournament championship game.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Sophomore midfielder Lily Doucette opened the scoring in the 9th minute, curling in a goal directly off a corner kick to give RIT a 1-0 lead.
  • In the 68th minute, William Smith responded with a goal from Izzy Thors, also directly off a corner, to tie the game at 1-1.
  • With a minute remaining in the first overtime period, junior Emma Pedro delivered a cross from the left side in front of the goal, allowing Coccio to tap in the golden goal.
 
GAME NOTES
  • RIT out shot the No. 22-ranked Herons, 15-to-11, including a 6-to-5 edge in shots on goal.
  • Senior goalkeeper Emily Sanchez made four saves to help preserve the win.
  • Doucette's goal is her third of the season, and the assist is Pedro's second of the season. 
  • With the goal, Coccio has totaled nine points (4 goals, 1 assist) in her debut season at RIT.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT advances to the Liberty League Tournament final this Sunday (Nov. 9) and will face top-seeded Vassar at 1 p.m. in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.