Women's Soccer Team Captures NJCAA Region III Championship

Women's Soccer Team Captures NJCAA Region III Championship

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.