The Rochester Women's Soccer team improved to 2-1-0 for the season with a 3-0 victory over visiting St. John Fisher College this afternoon at Fauver Stadium.
Rochester controlled this game offensively from the start and maintained the attack throughout the 90 minutes. The 'Jackets outshot Fisher 31-4 and held a 16-1 advantage in corner kicks.
Leading the way for Rochester were forwards Anne McMahon and Portia Bridges. The 'Jackets opened the scoring at the 3:36 mark after a Karen Forsythe corner kick. Forsythe's kick landed in the goal box and Emily Urbanczyk tapped the ball to McMahon, who then blasted it past the Fisher goalkeeper for the early 1-0 advantage. At the 28:11 mark, McMahon found Bridges, who had just entered the game, in the box and Bridges converted to make it 2-0 in favor of Rochester.
Bridges was not done. In the 81st minute she received a pass from Laura Tobias in the center of the box and tapped it into the net with a left-footed shot to close out the scoring.
Fisher goalkeeper Stacey Gable made 10 saves in net for the Cardinals (1-3-0 overall). Adrienne Hulchanski started in net for Rochester, playing the first 75 minutes and making 1 save. Molly Leitch played the final 15 minutes to preserve the shutout victory.
Rochester's next game is in Fauver Stadium, when they host the William Smith Herons on September 15th. Kickoff will be at 4 p.m.
Before the game, both teams, officials, and spectators observed a moment of silence in remembrance of the the victims of the September 11th tragedies, including alumni and other members of the Rochester and Fisher communities.
