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Celebrate first round win
Brian Foley
1
Saint Rose STR (13-4-4)
1
Mercy MERW (12-3-4)
Saint Rose STR
(13-4-4)
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Final
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Mercy MERW
(12-3-4)
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Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 OT 3 F
Saint Rose STR 1 0 0 0 0 1
Mercy MERW 0 1 0 0 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | | David Alexander, Assistant A.D. for Communications

GOLDEN KNIGHTS ADVANCE ON PENALTY KICKS IN NCAA TOURNAMENT OPENING ROUND

Saint Rose to face #17 host Bridgeport in Sunday's second round

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-Junior keeper Marika Laurendeau stopped two shots in the penalty kick portion and another in regulation to propel The College of Saint Rose to the second round of the NCAA Championship Tournament after the Golden Knights (13-4-4) and Mercy played to a 1-1 draw today.
 
Saint Rose will now face host Bridgeport in Sunday's second round match at 11:00 am. The 17th ranked Purple Knights (15-4-1) advanced with today's 2-1 first round triumph versus Stonehill.
 
Junior forward Nina Predanic put the Golden Knights up 1-0 with 33:43 gone by when she lined home a picturesque shot top side from some 25-yards out. However, Mercy tied it when senior forward Haley Noble jumped on a loose ball deep inside the area off a restart and tucked it inside the right post with 70:07 expired.
 
The Mavericks had a chance to put themselves in control, but Laurendeau deflected away a penalty kick by junior midfielder Natalia Elizarraras to keep the match level. The opportunity was granted following a handball in the area.
 
Both teams had opportunities to alter the outcome. Junior midfielder Jessica Brandt rattled a shot off the crossbar with just less than three minutes left in the first extra session. Meanwhile, a similar effort by Predanic in the game's opening 10 minutes kept the affair scoreless. Predanic also drove a dangerous free kick from 30-yards out that sailed just high in the final 20 seconds of the second overtime. 
Notes: The Golden Knights are 24-11-4 all-time in NCAA Tournament contests…This is the 14th time in the past 17 years they have been awarded a berth…Saint Rose has advanced to 10 regional championship games and has made six national semifinal appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014) within the past 11 years…The Golden Knights furthermore captured the 2011 National Championship…Saint Rose has won at least 10 games in 19 consecutive seasons and has outscored its opponents 28-7 in the first period…Predanic has at least a point in each of the past six matches…The Golden Knights are now 1-2-4 in OT this year.
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