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Elmira, NY -- It took nearly 86 minutes of play for the game's first goal, but Sara Kazerouni '18 could not have picked a better time to score the first goal of her career. Kazerouni's goal with 4:05 to play in the second half lifted the Elmira College women's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Clarkson University, EC's second consecutive shutout. Also playing a major role in today's win was Gabe Carmona '18 who made 11 saves in net to record her first career shutout.
 
The first half was a defensive stalemate as neither team had many quality looks at the net, despite a combined 14 shots. Clarkson outshot EC 12-2 in the first half, with seven of those shots on goal, but most of the shots came from beyond the 18-yard box allowing Carmona to make easy work of the Clarkson attempts.
 
Clarkson came out of the second half with a more offensive approach, which caused a few tense moments on the EC sidelines, but the Soaring Eagle defense adopted the "bend but don't break" philosophy and did enough to thwart the Clarkson attacks. With just over 10 minutes left in the game, the Purple and Gold went on the attack and increased their offensive pressure.
 
The push paid off as a pair of newcomers in Allie Olsen'16 and Kazerouni linked up for the game-winning goal. Olsen carried the ball down the left sideline right to the edge of the box. From there, she sent a cross to the middle in front of the net and after the goalie missed on her attempt to gather the ball, Kazerouni blasted home the score to put EC ahead 1-0. The Soaring Eagles controlled the final four minutes of play to run out the clock and take the 1-0 victory.
 
EC will look to pick up their third win in a row when they take the field tomorrow, September 13th, against St. Lawrence University. The game against the Saints is scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. on Campus Field.