Women’s Soccer Wins Third-Straight E8 Title, Downing Fisher 3-0

Tatum Overton was named tournament MVP.

ROCHESTER, NY – Tournament MVP Tatum Overton scored twice and Makaelynn Neiveltacked on an insurance goal on Saturday at Golden Flyer Stadium to help Nazareth defeat St. John Fisher 3-0 for its third-straight Empire 8 title. Goalkeeper Annika Monfortmade 10 saves, stretching her streak of not allowing a goal in league play to over 800 minutes. The last goal that Monfort allowed in conference play was the very first conference game of the season against Hartwick on September 23. She also earned the Empire 8 Torchbearer Award, given to the junior or senior participating in the championship game with the highest GPA. The Ontario, NY native holds a 3.99 GPA in Visual Communication Design.

The Golden Flyer also won the title in 2022, 1-0 over Utica and in 2021, 3-0 over Fisher. With the Empire 8 Championship, head coach Gail Mann now has 13 total (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2022).

Nazareth is now 8-4-6 on the season and advances to the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship by way of the Empire 8 automatic bid. The Golden Flyers will learn their opponent and location on Monday at 1:30 p.m. for the selection show — tune into NCAA.com to watch.

Monfort needed to come up big in the third minute as she sprawled out to save a shot from Emma Spelman inside the 18-yard box. The junior goalkeeper has now gone all six Empire 8 Tournament games, 540 minutes, without surrendering a goal