Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College women's soccer team looks to rebound following their 2-0 defeat to St. Lawrence University on Saturday, September 20
th when EC takes on Hartwick College at 1:00 p.m.
Empire 8 Opener Today's game against Hartwick College marks the first Empire 8 contest of the 2014 season for EC. The Soaring Eagles have been a .500 team in E8 openers since the 2000 season, going 6-6-2, but have been stronger as of late, going 3-1-1 over the last five years. The Purple and Gold have also gone 4-2-1 in Empire 8 opening games played at Campus Field.
Kaz Plays HeroSara Kazerouni '18 picked a great time to score the first goal of her young career as she netted the game-winning goal against Clarkson University last Friday. Kazerouni came on as a substitute in the 75th minute and made her presence known almost immediately, capitalizing on a perfect cross from
Allie Olsen'16 to bury home to game-winner with just 4:05 left on the clock.
Millar or Maurer?The Hawks have two goalkeepers in Annie Millar and Alley Maurer who, up until Hartwick's previous game against Bard, had split time evenly through the first four games of the season. Millar started the game against the Raptors and played all 90 minutes, surrendering just one goal while making four saves. Of the two, Millar owns a better goals against average at 1.67 and a superior 3-1-0 record.
Empire 8 OpenerToday's match is also the Empire 8 Conference opener of the season for Hartwick. The Hawks have not excelled in conference-opening matches over the last five years, going 1-3-1 since 2009, but Hartwick does have a 1-1 record in E8 openers played away from home.
Looking AheadEC continues along their Empire 8 schedule with a road trip to nearby Ithaca College on Wednesday, September 24th. The game is scheduled to start at 4:00 p.m.
