GCC nipped in OT in the national soccer semis
No. 2 seeded Dallas College Bookhaven nipped No. 6 Genesee Community College 1-0 in overtime in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III women’s soccer national semifinals this afternoon at Herkimer.
Brookhaven scored the game winner in the last two mnutes of the first 10 minute overtime period to advance to Sunday’s national championship game.
The overtime thriller was the second in a row for GCC which edged Rowan College South Jersey Gloucester 1-0 in the quarterfinals on Wednesday on a goal by Holley graduate Samantha Bates.
GCC qualified for the national tournament by capturing the Region III championship with a 1-0 win over Jefferson Community College.
Now at 13-3-2, GCC will now face Suffolk Community College in the consolation game for third place honors at 11 a.m. Sunday.
