NEW YORK - For the second straight year, CCNY and John Jay will meet in the finals of the CUNY Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Championship. The top-seeded Beavers downed No. 4 seed Lehman 6-0, while second-seeded and defending champion John Jay blanked No. 3 seed Brooklyn 6-0.
The Beavers and Bloodhounds will meet in the finals Saturday, November 7 at 1:30 pm at York College. John Jay won last year's title with a 3-0 victory, while in this year's regular season meeting, the Beavers prevailed 1-0.
John Jay 6, Brooklyn 0 | Box Score
Second-seeded John Jay (7-7-1) advanced to its eighth straight championship final with a 6-0 victory over third-seeded Brooklyn (5-8-2).
Ava Lopez gave the Bloodhounds an early lead, scoring in the seventh minute off assists from Sofia Soler and Natalie Mack. Lopez added her second goal in the 17th minute, while Mack scored in the 31st minute to give John Jay a 3-0 advantage at halftime. Mack struck again in the 63rd minute off a Soler assist before Annmarie Russo and Bella Steele added goals in the 67th and 74th minutes, respectively.
John Jay outshot Brooklyn 18-8, including an 11-6 advantage in shots on goal. Mack finished with two goals and two assists, while Soler contributed two assists. Anina Gut made four saves and Gianna Duarte added two as the Bloodhounds combined for the shutout. April Hartje recorded five saves for Brooklyn, while Abigail Joseph led the Bulldogs with three shots.
CCNY 6, Lehman 0 | Box Score
No. 1 CCNY (8-5) advanced with a 6-0 victory over fourth-seeded Lehman (4-10) Saturday afternoon at Randall's Island. Six different players scored for the Beavers, who advanced to the championship game for the second consecutive season.
Josoniah Terry opened the scoring in the 24th minute to give CCNY a 1-0 lead. Yessenia Yascaribay doubled the advantage in the 42nd minute off an assist from Pamela Pineda, sending the Beavers into halftime with a 2-0 lead. Sara Dos Santos scored just 23 seconds into the second half, followed by goals from Sara Rodriguez in the 57th minute and Valeria Diaz in the 73rd minute. Pamela Pineda capped the scoring in the 79th minute off an assist from Terry.
CCNY outshot Lehman 34-1, including a 19-1 advantage in shots on goal. Pamela Pineda and Terry each finished with a goal and an assist, while Karen Pineda led the Beavers with seven shots. CCNY goalkeeper Jade Salas made one save, with Elsa Gashi also seeing action in the shutout. Kaylee Flores recorded 13 stops for Lehman.
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