Women's Soccer falls to William Smith, 1-0, in Liberty League Championship
GENEVA, N.Y. - The RIT women's soccer team lost to William Smith, 1-0 in the Liberty League Championship, Sunday.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the third minute, William Smith had a scoring opportunity inside the box, but sophomore goalkeeper Emily Sanchez was able to come up with a fantastic save
- Junior defender Rachel Marriott took a corner kick for the Tigers in the ninth minute that was well-served into the box for senior midfielder Abby Umbenhaur who sent the ball inches outside the right post
- In the 12th minute, sophomore forward Elena Onodera and senior midfielder Jessie Gomez had back-to-back shot opportunities that were both blocked by William Smith defenders
- Onodera had a breakaway opportunity in the 25th minute, taking a shot outside of the box that was saved by the William Smith goalkeeper
- William Smith's Julia Berg scored the winning goal in the 35th minute
- Hoping to equalize the game, senior forward Teresa Avino fired a shot inside the box that was saved at the last second by the William Smith goalkeeper
GAME NOTES
- This was the Tigers' first Liberty League loss of the season
- William Smith out-shot RIT 14-8
- Sanchez had six saves in goal
- Umbenhaur, Sanchez, sophomore midfielder Jillian Antol, sophomore defender Neena Damodaran and junior defender Amber Flynn played all 90 minutes
WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers await for the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Selection Show, being aired tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., to find out if their season will continue.
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