ROCHESTER, NY – The sixth-ranked Rochester women's soccer team scored an early first-half goal and held on to defeat Penn State Behrend 2-1 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday evening.
Final Score: Rochester 2, Behrend 1
Records: Behrend (13-5-2), Rochester (13-0-5)
Key Moments
* The YellowJackets put the pressure on early, getting the first shot by Sarah Martin with 54 seconds gone in the game
* At the 39:49 mark in the first half, Claire Grover scored the first goal off a low cross into the box by Sydney Holmes
* Rochester managed three more shots in the first half, while the Lions tallied three
* The YellowJackers were awarded a penalty kick less than four minutes into the second half
* Grover finished the ball to the left lower corner to make it 2-0 for her second goal of the game
* Behrend got on the board in the 60th minute off a direct kick from Maddie Haggerty (West Seneca, NY/Nardin Academy)
* Hagerty sent the ball in and it bounced in to the far right, lower corner and past Grace Kuropatkin to make it 1-0
* Riley Morningstar (North Huntingdon, PA/Norwin) made five saves in 90 minutes of work
* The Lions finish the season 13-5-2 overall
