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A truely hidden gem on the HCCC campus, the Herkimer women's soccer program has quietly compiled a glittering 260-84-15 record since 1985, including Regional Championships in 1985 and 1988 under Tom LaPuma.  The Lady Generals, who advanced to the Region III finals last season under third year Head Coach Amy Brelinsky, compiled a 17-2 record and won their 4th consecutive Mountain Valley Conference title.  Herkimer will enter the 2005 season with a 28-game conference unbeaten streak, dating back to October of 2000.  The 2003 season marked the first year of divisionalized soccer on the women's side in the NJCAA.  Herkimer will now compete in Division III with other non-scholarship schools, while the programs providing scholarships will align as Division I.  Herkimer, and all other non-scholarship schools, had previously been competing for Regional and National championships with programs that offered financial assistance to athletes. 

October 29, 2005

The top seeded Lady Generals played a challenging game against the Clinton CC Lady Cougars to see who would advance to the Region III Finals. The first half of the game saw most of it's action in the middle of the field as both teams played very aggressively to a 0-0 halftime score. The second half began the same way until Eileen Coyle took control of the ball and made what looked like a cross, but ended up going into the net. The second goal for Herkimer came just five minutes later as Krista Jester passed the ball up to Eileen Coyle, who then shot the ball from outside the eighteen-yard box and hit the corner of the goal. Eleven minutes later, Clinton's Liz Everett brought the Cougars within one goal with 9 minutes left in regulation. Herkimer then came back to score the game's final goal as Coyle threaded the ball through to Sarah Tiffany, who beat Clinton keeper Becky Abbott. Abbott ended the game with 13 saves bringing Clinton's final record to 15-3. Herkimer's Janine Turcio made 5 saves for the Lady Generals who move on to face MVCC for the Regional title.

October 25, 2005

In the second round of the NJCAA Region III playoffs, the top seeded HCCC Lady Generals hosted 8th seed Alfred State in a cold, wet, and snowy match. The General started the scoring when Chrissie Dunadee made a cross from the endline and found Eileen Coyle infront of the net just 6 minutes in the game. Coyle struck again at the 17 minute mark off a pass from Krista Jester. Alfred State brought the game closer when Melissa Bernardini scored off an assist from Marie Alessi. Making the score 2-1 at halftime. The score remained the same throughout the second half and the Lady Generals advance to the Region III Final Four at Herkimer County Community College where they will host 4th seed Clinton CC @ 12:15 PM.

October 18, 2005

The Lady Generals played host to Division I power house Monroe CC and took the loss 4-0. For the first 30 minutes of the game, HCCC had a lot of control over the ball and the field against the 2004 NJCAA Division I National Champs. Monroe broke through with a goal 28 minutes into the first half from Lexi Georgione. Their second goal came just seconds before the half when Adrienne Puccia found the back of the net. In the second half, Monroe's Alyssa Walbrecht scored two goals for the visiting team. Janine Turcio was in the net for Herkimer making 9 saves. Megan Thayer and Bre Gault teamed up in the net for Monroe making 4 saves.

October 16, 2005

On a day with tough weather conditions, the HCCC women's soccer team came out on top of a Region III battle with Genesee CC. Strong winds took control of the ball the first half of the game and kept it scoreless until the second half. HCCC's Ashley Phillips scored just a minute and a half into the second period off a cross from Sarah Tiffany. Genesee came back to tie it up midway through the half when Jennifer Cavanaugh took a pass from Stefanie Stedman and chipped it over the keeper. Herkimer was quick to take back the lead when Eileen Coyle dribbled around two defenders to score. In goal for Genesee was Megan Marchese who had 7 saves on the afternoon, and for Herkimer, Janine Turcio made 4 saves to improve their record to 14-1.

October 11, 2005

Herkimer CCC played host to Cayuga CC because of poor field conditions at Cayuga. The Generals posted a 1-0 halftime lead as Eileen Coyle netted her first goal of the night off a beautiful cross from Christa McGough just 2 minutes before the half. Coming out in the second half, Herkimer scored again just eight and a half minutes in when Coyle, assisted by Ashley Phillips, broke through the defensive line and grabbed her second on the night. Janine Turcio, who was in goal for the first half, making 2 saves, scored the next goal unassisted with four minutes left in regulation. The final goal of the night came just two minutes later as Coyle completed the attack when a hard shot deflected off a Cayuga defensive player and into the goal. In goal the second half for Herkimer was Melissa Blowers, posting 2 saves and improving HCCC's record to 13-1. Cayuga CC's goalie was Joli McGrath who made 18 saves on the night.

October 5, 2005

In a tight Region III battle, the Lady Generals of HCCC came out on top of their league rival MVCC. The hard fought battle could have went either way as both teams played excellent on the field. HCCC's Ashley Phillips struck first as teammate Eileen Coyle made a nice through pass allowing Phillips to beat the keeper to the back of the net. The 1-0 lead held through to the half for the Generals. The Hawks from MV came back in the second half tying the game just 28 seconds in when forward Cassandra Fiorillo made a cross from the endline and Pam Wilday put a head on it. The game remained 1-1 throughout regulation and headed into a sudden victory overtime period. Despite several near goals, the first overtime remained tied. Just three minutes into the second overtime period, Ashley Phillips took control of the ball, sent a nice through ball to Eileen Coyle, who took the game for Herkimer! Janine Turcio played an excellent game in the net for Herkimer making 15 saves and improving the General's record to 12-1. In the net for MVCC, Kristin Wiediger made 6 saves moving their record to 11-1.

October 3, 2005

HCCC has geared up for a long week with their first game against Morrisville State. The visiting Generals leading scorer, Eileen Coyle, began the scoring twenty-two minutes in off a pass from Krista Jester. Jester then netted a beautiful shot from outside the box assisted by Coyle. The score remained 2-0 through the half, until Janine Turcio scored her first goal of the season unassisted just three minutes into the second half. Turcio then made a cross from the endline and found Keisha Ayers-Henry in front of the net for a header and her first goal of the season as well. To finish up the scoring, Christina Bono also scored her first of the season assisted by teammate Chrissie Dunadee. In goal for Morrisville was Leah Sutherland, making 8 saves before leaving the game with an injury. Megan Morris finished in goal with 5 saves. For Herkimer, Janine Turcio began the game in goal, making 1 save. Melissa Blowers then finished up the game making 4 saves. Herkimer improves to 11-1 on the season.

October 1, 2005

The Lady Generals kicked off October with a win against the visiting Springfield Tech Rams. The scoring began twenty-one minutes into the first half when Ashley Phillips sent a pass through to Eileen Coyle who picked up the game winning goal. Coyle scored again just before halftime off a pass from Ally Engelhart to give HCCC a 2-0 edge over STCC. Herkimer was still hot coming into the second half as Ashley Phillips netted her own goal off an assist from Coyle. Despite other close scoring chances, the score remained 3-0 through regulation. Janine Turcio picked up the win for the Generals with 7 saves, and Sara Levesque took the loss with 8 saves.

September 28, 2005

It was a big night for Herkimer's leading scorer Eileen Coyle. Starting just six minutes into the game, Coyle, an Oneonta HS grad, took control of the game and put the ball past CGCC's keeper unassisted. Only a minute and a half later, Coyle was assisted by Allyson Engelhart for what proved to be the game winner. The third goal came off an outside shot from Engelhart (Lowville), who was assisted by Krista Jester. Jester then made the "goal of the game" when Coyle took the ball to the endline, made a beautiful cross in front of the net, and Jester made a behind the back shot into the corner of the goal. Columbia Greene then took advantage of an HCCC mistake in front of the net by scoring a goal from Amy Vaughn assisted by Kayla O'Connor. Coyle then finished the scoring with two goals, the first assisted by Christa McGough, and the second was double assisted by Ashley Phillips and Katie Blanchard. The 6-1 halftime score held through to the end of the game. In goal for CG was Christine Hull, making 12 saves, and for Herkimer, Melissa Blowers, who had 8 saves. The Lady Generals are now 9-1 overall and will host Springfield Tech ( Massachusettes) on Saturday, October 1st at 2 PM.

September 27, 2005

The Lady Generals opened the night with a tough match up against the SUNY Delhi Broncos. Even with a scoreless first half, both teams had excellent chances to score. It wasn't until twelve minutes into the second half that Herkimer's Eileen Coyle netted the decision maker of the game. Teammate Ashley Phillips took control of the ball and threaded it through to Coyle, who then beat the last defender and the goalie for the goal. Bethany Studt was in goal for the Broncos making six saves to move their record to 4-2-1. Janine Turcio got the win for HCCC with 9 saves and HCCC's record improves to 8-1.

September 20, 2005

The HCCC women's Soccer team was on the road at Broome CC, where they picked up their 7th straight win in Region III play. Herkimer's Ashley Phillips was the first to strike against a very tough and aggressive Broome squad. Phillips scored when Broome keeper Krista Puffer bobbled a shot, giving the Lady Generals a 1-0 halftime lead. Twenty-five minutes into the second half, Broome's Nicole Coleman scored off a Jaclyn Scales cross to even the score. Soon after, Eileen Coyle netted the go ahead goal off an assist from Chrissie Dunadee. BCC's Krista Puffer took the loss with 15 saves and HCCC's Janine Turcio got the win making 13 saves and giving the Lady Generals a 7-1 record.

September 19, 2005

The Lady Generals hosted Fulton Montgomery CC in a Mountain Valley Conference match up last Thursday, and Herkimer came out on top with a score of 5-1. The first half of the game had a scoreless outcome despite the shots taken on goal.  Herkimer outshot its opponent 16-0 in the first half, and had several near misses.  Starting in the second half, the first goal came just 1:44 in when freshman standout Eileen Coyle took a pass and beat two defenders to find the back of the net. Coyle struck again approximately five minutes later off an assist from Ally Engelhart.  With constant pressure on the FM defenders, the Lady Generals soon took advantage of a hand ball in the box, and Ashley Phillips scored on a penalty kick.  Fulton Montgomery's Heather Alikahan then scored on a defensive breakdown among Herkimer defenders making the score 3-1.  Herkimer was quick to answer back just 35 seconds later when Sarah Tiffany made it around some defenders assisted by Ashley Phillips.  Ally Engelhart finished up the scoring when she took control of the ball and made the finest shot of the night from about 35 yards out, sending the ball over the outstretched arms of FM goalie Danielle Groves.  Groves had 15 saves on the evening and Herkimer goalie, Melissa Blowers, made two saves. The Lady General's record improved to 6-1.

September 13, 2005

Herkimer was back in action on their home turf hosting Jefferson Community College under the lights.  The Generals took the lead 33 minutes into the game when Eileen Coyle scored off a pass from Ally Engelhart. Eight minutes later, Keisha Ayers-Henry made the score 2-0 off a pass from Coyle. During the second half of the game, Herkimer scored two more goals from Engelhart and Ashley Phillips. Helping with the assists were Maddie Godman and Meghan Schongar. Melissa Blowers and Bianca Bollen shared the net for Herkimer’s shutout and Alicia Thomas took the loss for Jefferson CC.

September 11, 2005

HCCC played their second game of the weekend against a very physical Clinton CC.  What seemed to be an evenly matched game remained scoreless throughout regulation with the Lady Generals coming on strong at the end.  Going into the first 10-minute sudden victory overtime period, Herkimer had the momentum despite injuries with some of the key players.  The winning goal came with 30 seconds left in the first overtime when a Herkimer corner kick ended up in front of the Clinton goal and Renee Newton’s shot was deflected off a Clinton player into the net. The visiting Generals outshot Clinton by a margin of 21-12 to improve their record to 4-1.  In goal for HCCC was Janine Turcio, who made some outstanding saves, and Becky Abbott took the loss for the Cougars.

September 10, 2005

The Lady Generals started their weekend road trip against Hudson Valley CC (Troy) posting a 1-0 win.  Both teams played tough through the first half of play and the score remained 0-0 at halftime.  During the second half, the Generals stepped it up a little and dominated the ball. However, HVCC’s goalie, Amy Logan, continued to deflect difficult shots from Herkimer. Eileen Coyle finally broke through with a goal at the 83:07 mark, assisted by Stephanie Berube. In goal for HCCC was Melissa Blowers, as Herkimer out- shot their opponents 24-6.

September 7, 2005

The Lady Generals were back in action on Wednesday, September 7th when they faced SUNY Cobleskill en route to a 5-0 shutout and their second win of the year. Three different HCCC players pitched in to score goals in the first half,including Eileen Coyle, Ally Engelhart and Ashley Phillips.  Engelhart and Renee Newton chipped in with assists on two of the goals.  Herkimer continued its scoring in the second half when Coyle, assisted by Newton, netted her second goal of the game.  Phillips also added a second goal when Keisha Ayers-Henry found her in front of the net with an assist. In net for HCCC was sophomore Melissa Blowers making five saves, and for Cobleskill, Brittany Olsen made seven saves.

September 4, 2005

Game two of the Coliseum Kick-Off Classic proved to be successful for the Lady Generals as they took the game with a score of 4-0.  Scoring for Herkimer in the first half was Eileen Coyle off a pass from Janine Turcio for a 1-0 halftime lead.  In the second half, HCCC kicked things into high gear scoring three more goals, two by Eileen Coyle giving her a hat trick for the game. The last goal came from Ally Engelhart (unassisted) who also assisted one of Coyle's goals. In net for Herkimer was Melissa Blowers, recording her first shutout of the season, and for Holyoke, Dominique Finkley took the loss. HCCC is now 1-1 and will host SUNY Cobleskill at 7pm on Wednesday, September 7th.

September 3, 2005

The Lady Generals' home opener was against a very physical and tough Howard Community College (MD).  It was an evenly played match until the 41:56 mark when Howard's Aubrey Cronin scored off a scramble in front of the General's net.  Howard kept it's 1-0 lead through the half until Herkimer's Eileen Coyle evened the score at 70:33 off a pass from Maddie Godman.  Throughout the rest of regulation, the Generals had several close plays to take the win, but came away with a tie. The game then went into two 10-minute sudden victory overtime periods where Howard's Aubrey Cronin took the game with a header to the far post with just over two minutes left in the period. In goal for HCCC was Janine Turcio until an injury at the end of the first overtime period, then Melissa Blowers took the net.  For Howard CC, keeper Justine Matthews got the win.  Herkimer's record is now 0-1.

September 3, 2005

Eileen Coyle scored 3 goals as the Lady Generals beat Holyoke in the consolation game of the Coliseum Kick Off Classic. Allyson Engelhart also scored for Herkimer. Coyle, Engelhart, and Krysten Vivyan made the All-Tournament Team.

September 2, 2005

The 2005 Lady Generals are looking forward to a long and successful season this fall.  With only three returning starters from the 2004 season when the Generals posted a 17-2 record, the HCCC women’s team is busy incorporating several freshmen into the lineup.

Coach Amy Brelinsky is looking for a big year from returning defenders Krysten Vivyan (Ilion, NY) and Meghan Schongar (Troy, NY).  Seniors Christa McGough (Remsen) and Krista Jester (Schenevus) will be stepping up and trying to control the middle of the field.  On the scoring side, Ashley Philips (Johnstown, NY) is the returning leader with 10 goals and 7 assists in 2004. 

Incoming freshmen to watch this season include forward Eileen Coyle (Oneonta, NY), midfielder Allyson Engelhart (Lowville, NY), defender Maddie Godman (Cherry Valley), and Janine Turcio (Arlington) who will be helping out the Generals both in the goal and on the field.  Despite an extremely young team this season, Coach Brelinsky is optimistic that they will come together during pre-season and continue the success of the women’s soccer program at Herkimer.