Medaille Sports

The Lady Maverick women’s soccer team headed into their first round AMCC playoff game on the heels of two straight shutouts in which they outscored their opponents (8-0).  One of those wins came against Pitt-Bradford four days ago in Bradford, PA as the Lady Mavs walked off the pitch as the third seeded team in the AMCC playoff picture.  The Lady Mavs hosted the Panthers in their playoff opener and dominated in every area of the game except where it counts most, as Pitt-Bradford made a goal in the 13th minute hold up in a (1-0) upset of Medaille.  The Lady Mavs outshot Pitt-Bradford (21-4) and had (14) corner kick opportunities to the Panthers two, while dominating the time of possession.  The Lady Mavs best scoring opportunities came on a penalty kick in the 32nd minute as Chelsea Buzyniski (Appleton, NY/Newfane) was fouled hard in the box and was awarded the P.K., she stepped up and blistered a shot that rang off the crossbar deflecting right back to Megan Bagley (Kenmore, NY/Mt. St. Mary Academy)  who chipped her rebound shot just over the crossbar.  After that the Panther keeper kept the Lady Mavs from finding the back of the net despite many quality chances.  The loss drops Medaille to (9-8-2) on the season and they will wait to hear the ECAC Tournament bracket release on Monday (11/9) to see if they have been selected for postseason play.