SUNY Broome met Finger Lakes CC in Herkimer to vie for the NJCAA Region III Championship and a ticket to the NJCAA National Tournament and walked away with a 5-0 victory. The scoring was started by Nicole Harmer (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) in the 18th minute when she was fed a back pass by Mikaela Mazerolle (Maryland, NY/Oneonta) and finished it in the upper end of the goal. The Hornets followed up 15 minutes later when Margaret Edwards (Brooklyn, NY/Leon M. Goldstein HS for the Sciences) received a drop pass from Kaelyn Michitti (Binghamton, NY/Seton Catholic) and slammed it home for a 2-0 half time lead. The second half was all Hornets when, with the wind at their back, they hammered home three more goals for a final of 5-0. Goals by Shelby Brassard (Spring Grove, PA/Home School), Rosemary Zelenyak (Binghamton, NY/Susquehanna Valley) and Michitti rounded out the scoring. This was the Hornets 13th shutout of the season behind the defensive effort of Emily Caslin (Vestal, NY/Vestal), Emily Gibson (Johnson City, NY/Seton Catholic) and Brittany Campbell (Johnson City, NY/Johnson City). The shutout was preserved by a great breakaway save by goalkeeper Erinn Catlin (VanEtten, NY/Spencer-VanEtten). The Hornets offense amassed 24 shots to the Laker's 1.
The Hornets were honored at the end of the match with Tournament MVP Zelenyak All-Tournament selections Caslin, Harmer and Mazerolle. Next stop for the team is Toms River NJ for the NJCAA National Tournament, November 12th-15th.