Elmira College Soaring Eagles (2-7, 2-1 E8) vs. Nazareth College Golden Flyers (8-1-2, 2-0-1 E8)
Saturday, October 10, 2015 | 12:00 P.M. | Rochester, NY - Golden Flyer Stadium
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Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College women's soccer team will travel to Rochester, NY, to face the Golden Flyers of Nazareth College in Empire 8 Conference action on Saturday, October 10th, at 12:00 p.m.

The Soaring Eagles will look to rebound from their conference loss to Stevens Institute of Technology on October 3rd. EC enters the matchup with a 2-1 E8 record, and a win against Nazareth (2-0-1 E8) will ensure that the Purple and Gold remain among the top-four teams in the conference standings.

Last Time Out
The EC women saw their two-game win streak snapped at the hands – or bills – of the Ducks in their 9-0 loss on October 3rd. Although the two teams were scoreless through the first 33 minutes, the Stevens offense went on the assault, scoring four times in a span of 4:22. Raba Nassif netted three of those four goals with a natural hat trick. Stevens led 5-0 at the intermission and scored four more in the second half. Meanwhile, Elmira managed only five shots in the game. Goalkeeper Gabe Carmona '18 finished with 13 saves in just over 72 minutes of action.

No Place Like Home
The Soaring Eagles have won both of their games at home this season, with back-to-back wins coming over Empire 8 foes St. John Fisher College and Utica College. At Campus Field, EC's record is an even 2-2. In addition, all six goals scored by the EC offense in 2015 have come at home. On the other hand, Elmira is winless on the road in five chances. Nazareth is 5-0-1 at the Golden Flyer Stadium in 2015.

Series History
The Golden Flyers hold a lead in the all-time series, 29-5, dating back to the 1984 season. Nazareth began the series with six straight wins. The Soaring Eagles scored their first win over Naz on October 6, 1990, by a final of 2-0 in Elmira. EC won three straight in the 1992, 1993 and 1994 seasons. The Soaring Eagles earned their last win in the "Battle of the Birds" on October 21, 2006, when the Purple and Gold downed the Golden Flyers, 2-1. Nazareth has won eight in a row since then, including a 3-0 shutout victory in 2014.

Scouting Nazareth
Nazareth is enters Saturday's game in a tie for second place in the Empire 8 with a 2-0-1 record, although they have the most overall wins in the conference at 8-1-2. The start is their best since the 2002 season, when the Golden Flyers opened with a 10-0-1 mark in their first 11 games. Their only loss came to St. Lawrence University, 1-0, on September 18th. Last time out, Nazareth defeated Alfred University, 5-0. Briana Vibbard leads the team with five goals and 12 points. Rachel Dise is second in goals with three, while Dise and Jessica Byrnes are tied for second with seven points. Defensively, Nazareth has seven total shutouts; Allison Dobles has gone the distance in four of those clean sheets. Dobles sports a 0.48 goals-against average and a 0.915 save percentage in nine starts.

Up Next
The Elmira College women's soccer team will continue its four-game road trip with an Empire 8 contest against Houghton College on Monday, October 12th, at 7:00 p.m. at Burke Field.