Women's Soccer

No. 1 John Jay, No. 3 CCNY Advance to CUNYAC Women's Soccer Final

NEW YORK - Top-seeded John Jay and No. 3 seed CCNY advanced to the finals of the 2025 CUNY Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship with semifinal victories Saturday afternoon.

The Bloodhounds reached their sixth straight final with a 9-0 victory over No. 4 seed Lehman.  The Beavers advanced to the final for the first time since their conference title in 2023 with a 2-0 triumph at second-seeded Brooklyn.

John Jay and CCNY will meet in the championship game on Saturday, November 8 at York College.
John Jay 9, Lehman 0 | Box Score

The Bloodhounds (10-2-3) set a single-game championship record for goals in a game, scoring eight times after intermission to dispatch the Lightning (1-13).

Ava Lopez finished with a hat trick for John Jay and added an assist, while Emma Fisher finished with two goals and an assist.  Katy Shurson, Natalie Mack, Lillith Eaton and Annmarie Russo each added single tallies for the Bloodhounds.  Priana Lazerson finished with two assists as 10 different John Jay players recorded a point.

Lightning goalie Katelyn Rice made 22 saves, while Anina Gut and Gianna Duarte combined for the shutout for John Jay.
CCNY 2, Brooklyn 0 | Box Score

City College (4-7-3) scored two goals just under 12 minutes apart in the second half to down the second-seeded and host Bulldogs (4-11-1).

In the 66th minute, Marjorie Placencia put the Beavers on the board with her fourth goal of the season.  At the 77:02 mark, Sara Dos Santos scored off a feed from Sara Rodriguez to make it 2-0.

CCNY outshot Brooklyn 10-5 in the contest, with Beaver goalie Laila Issa recording three saves en route to the shutout.  Brooklyn keeper Sage Bernstein recorded four stops.  The Beavers had five of the game's six corner kicks.

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