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Pembroke dropped a close game in it's playoff debut 2-1 against the Holley Hawks in Holley.

The first Holley goal came from Tyler Chmylak with the assist by Ryan Camacho.

The second Holley goal was scored by Will Barniak assisted by Joe DeFelice.

Pembroke's lone goal was scored by Gabe Birkby, assisted by Matthew Colbert.

This was a special night for Holley's coach Dan Orbaker who recorded his 400th win.

More pictures from the game can be found at Francetography, here.

The Genesee Community College men’s soccer season came to an end on Sunday afternoon after the No.1 team in the country fell to No.2 Herkimer County Community College, 1-0 in double-overtime.

With the Region III Championship and a trip to the NJCAA National Tournament on the line, Genesee and Herkimer matched up for the second time in two weeks. The Cougars defeated the Generals at home on October 16th, but could not get much going throughout the match on Sunday, stalling in what would be their final game of the year.

A physical first half produced no scoring as both teams battled for possession in the opening period. GCC goalkeeper Jake O’Leary cut down a couple of Herkimer scoring chances, denying the Generals on corner kicks, keeping the game scoreless.

Genesee came within inches of taking the lead in the second half when Dom Francis sent a bid on net that beat the Herkimer goalkeeper and nearly crossed the goal line before it was turned aside by a Generals defender. The missed opportunity proved costly as the Cougars never saw a real scoring chance again.

Herkimer nearly ended the game on a free kick about five minutes into the first overtime, but O’Leary made a diving save to keep the Cougars alive.

After nearly 118 minutes of scoreless soccer, the Generals put an end to the GCC season after Alexandre Saliba found a streaking Charlie Anderson, who put a shot from just in front of the Cougars net under the crossbar and into the goal, ending Genesee’s hopes for a repeat national tournament appearance.

It marks the second time in two years that Herkimer has ended Genesee’s season. Last year, HCCC sent GCC home as national runners up after downing the Cougars 4-1 in the national championship game.

Declan Brennan, Nathan Rose and Liam Ross were named to the All-Tournament Team for Genesee, who finishes the season with a 17-2 overall record. Herkimer claims the Region III title and advances to the national tournament, which begins on Nov. 8th in Herkimer.

The Genesee Community College men’s soccer team is on to the Region III Finals on Sunday afternoon and will play for a trip to the NJCAA National Tournament. The No.1 team in the country defeated Tompkins-Cortland Community College on Saturday afternoon, to set themselves up with an opportunity for a second-straight appearance in the national tournament.

The Cougars had minimal scoring chances in the first half and were unable to find the back of the net. Dom Francis nearly tallied the game’s first goal midway through the first half off of a free kick just outside the box, but his bid sailed over the top of the TC3 net. Another Francis free kick opportunity later in the half was on the mark, but saved by the TC3 goalkeeper.

Tompkins-Cortland had the best scoring opportunity of the opening period. Having to dive to make a save, GCC goalkeeper Jake O’Leary left a vacated net with a free ball in the box. The Panthers managed to get a shot off, but Genesee defender Sam Cassidy was able to step in to make the save and kept TC3 off the board. Both teams went scoreless into the break.

In the second half, Francis was able to break through and put the Cougars on the board. The sophomore forward fended off a Panthers defender and lofted a lefty shot over the TC3 goalkeeper and into the net for his 28th goal of the season to give GCC a 1-0 lead in the 57th minute.

Genesee kept the pressure on and upped their lead in the 62nd minute when Nathan Rose snuck into the middle of the TC3 defense and headed in a cross that gave the Cougars a 2-0 lead.

GCC added another insurance goal in the 87th minute when George Anthony beat the TC3 goalie, and the Genesee defense held to knock off the Panthers, 3-0.

Genesee will play Herkimer County Community College tomorrow at 1pm for the Region III Championship and a trip to the national tournament on the line. It will be a rematch of an October 16th meeting in which GCC defeated Herkimer, 2-1. During that meeting, Herkimer was the No.1 team in the country and Genesee was No.2. Tomorrow, Genesee will defend the No.1 ranking with Herkimer ranked No.2. Only one team will represent Region III in the national tournament.

New York Premiere Soccer is holding "Soccerween 2012" this Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Batavia Sports Park.

Age groups are U7 through U13 and all participating teams are guaranteed three games and all teams compete in Halloween costumes. The best dressed teams for each age will win a prize.

For more information, contact Brian Patterson at bpatterson@newyorkpremieresoccer.com or 292-0788.

The Genesee Community College women's soccer team dropped a 4-0 contest to Herkimer County Community College on Sunday afternoon, falling to 4-11-1 on the season.

The Lady Generals, the eighth-ranked team in the NJCAA Division III National Poll, took the lead with a goal just two minutes into the opening half. Herkimer added to their lead with two goals in less than thirty-seconds in the 26th minute, taking a 3-0 advantage. They scored again in the 32nd minute to take a 4-0 lead.

That would be all the scoring as GCC played a tough second half, but failed to capitalize on any scoring opportunity. Nicole Patterson made 11 saves in net for Genesee. Kaeleigh DiSalvo had four shots on net.

(#2 Marisa Fox tries to hold off a Herkimer attacker)

For Herkimer, Kaitlyn Lyon scored twice and Melissa Stec and Francesca Robinson each added a goal.

Genesee will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Jamestown Community College-Olean for a 6pm start.

The Genesee Community College women's soccer team shut out visiting Corning Community College on Tuesday night, by a final score of 3-0.

Denae McGrath put the Lady Cougars on the board in the 15th minute with her first of two goals on the night. She followed it up with a goal in the 30th minute to up the lead to 2-0. GCC took that lead into halftime.

Both teams played an even second half and a Corning CC own-goal was the only scoring of the period, giving GCC a 3-0 that they would hold on to.

Nicole Patterson played well in net, earning her second shut out of the season.

The Lady Cougars improve to 4-9-1 and will play at Jamestown Community College on Thursday afternoon at 2pm.

For the third time this season, forward Dominic Francis recorded a hat-trick for the second-ranked Genesee Community College men's soccer team. Sunday, it came against Tompkins-Cortland Community College in a game that the Cougars would end up winning by a final score of 4-1.

Francis put GCC on the board just three minutes into the first half with his first of three goals on the afternoon. He then gave GCC a 2-0 lead at the 27 minute mark with an unassisted, breakaway goal. Matheus Freire upped the lead to 3-0 with an unassisted goal of his own. The Panthers cut the Genesee lead down to two with their only goal of the contest at the 38 minute mark in the first half. Genesee led 3-1 at the break.

(#17 Dominic Francis celebrates his second of three goals against TC3 on Sunday afternoon)

In the second half, both teams played nearly 45 minutes of scoreless soccer before Francis capped off the scoring on the afternoon with a chip shot that beat the TC3 goalkeeper with 31 seconds remaining in the game.

The win improves Genesee's overall record to 11-1. The Cougars will return to action on Tuesday night when they host Corning Community College.

The Genesee Community College women's soccer team could not find a way past visiting Tompkins-Cortland Community College on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Lady Panthers 5-0.

Both teams played an even, scoreless, thirty-minutes to open the game before Erika Faberzak scored the lone goal of the first half, her first of three goals on the afternoon, to give TC3 a 1-0 lead.

The Lady Panthers struck again early in the second half and added three late goals to cruise to the 5-0 win.

(Genesee goalkeeper Nicole Patterson dives to make a save against TC3 on Sunday afternoon)

Genesee managed just two shots on goal. Nicole Patterson made twelve saves in net for Genesee.

The Lady Cougars (3-9-1) will return to action again on Tuesday night when they host Corning Community College.

The Genesee Community College men’s soccer team continued their winning ways on Tuesday afternoon as they defeated the visiting Finger Lakes Community College Lakers, 8-0.

The Cougars scored three goals in the first 17 minutes of the match. Sam Cassidy struck first, followed by Nathan Rose and Dominic Francis. The Cougars dominated play in the first half and led the Lakers at the break, 3-0.

Genesee added to their lead in the second half on goals by Theo Stamotopolus, Matheus Freire, and Sean Hallas, before Francis added his second of the contest. An own goal was also tallied in the second half, and GCC cruised to an 8-0 win.

Jake O’Leary and Sean Allen each played a half in net, earning the shutout for Genesee.

The Cougars (8-1) will return to action on Thursday afternoon at 4:00pm as they travel to Mercyhurst Northeast.

The Genesee Community College women’s soccer team had a tough night hosting the visiting Lakers from Finger Lakes Community College on Tuesday night, falling by a final score of 7-0.

The Lakers struck early in the first half on goals by Hannah Dalle and Rebecca Giacapuzzi to put the Lakers in front 2-0 just five minutes in. FLCC would continue to stretch their leads as Tasha Hyland and Dalle scored to make the score 4-0 at the break.

FLCC added three second half goals and kept the Lady Cougars to just two shots on net.

Nicole Patterson made 13 saves in goal for Genesee.

The Lady Cougars (2-7-1) return to action on Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm when they host North County Community College.

The Genesee Community College men's soccer team continued their winning ways on Thursday evening as they defeated the visiting Niagara County Community College Thunderwolves, 5-0.

Dominic Francis continued his scoring pace as he notched in a pair of goals to lead the Cougars to the win. Francis would get the first goal of the game at the halfway mark of the opening half. Lee Micklethwaite assisted on the goal. The Cougars would add to the lead as Matheus Freire added his first collegiate goal as a Cougar to lead Genesee into the break with a 2-0 lead.

(Sean Hallas, #2, goes for a slide tackle in GCC's win over Niagara CCC on Thursday)

Genesee added three more goals in the second half behind tallies from Micklethwaite, Theo Stamotopolus and Francis.

The win improves GCC to 5-1 overall and the Cougars will return to action on Saturday at 3:00pm as they travel to Mohawk Valley Community College.

The Genesee Community College women's soccer team defeated the visiting Niagara County Community College Thunderwolves by a final score of 3-2 on Thursday afternoon.

Niagara scored the first goal of the contest 14 minutes in when Victoria Gray got a shot past Genesee keeper Nicole Patterson. The Cougars would tie the contest fifteen minutes later when Dana Hansen found the back of the net. Shelby Hatfield earned the assist.

The second half saw Genesee get out to a two goal lead as Kaitlyn Bowers and Rachel Ball scored to make it 3-1. Niagara would score one of their own late in the half as Alison Conner tallied the goal, but it was not enough as GCC held on for the 3-2 victory.

Patterson made nine saves to pick up GCC's second consecutive victory of the season.

The Lady Cougars (2-3-1) will return to action on Saturday afternoon at 1:00pm when they travel to Mohawk Valley Community College.

The Genesee Community College men’s soccer team eased passed Jefferson Community College on Tuesday evening, defeating the visiting Cannoneers by a final score 9-0.

The opening half saw the Cougars score twice in the first ten minutes as Declan Brennan and Dominic Francis each beat the Jefferson goalkeeper to put the Cougars out in front. Genesee then continued to put the game on cruise control as Lee Micklethwaite and Nathan Rose scored late in the opening half to send Genesee into halftime with a 4-0 lead.

The Cougars upped the lead to 5-0 just three minutes into the second half as Ryan Dunn found the back of the net. Two minutes later, Francis would score his second of the match on a penalty kick to up the score to 6-0. The Cougars added three more goals in the later stages of the second half on goals by Micklethwaite, his second, Francis' third, and Sean Hallas to make the final score 9-0.

Jake O’Leary made four saves to earn the shutout, the third of the season for GCC.

With the win, Genesee improves to 4-1 on the season. The Cougars return to action on Thursday at 5pm when they host Niagara County Community College

The Genesee Community College women’s soccer team shut out the visiting Jefferson Community College Cannoners 1-0 on Tuesday evening, earning their first victory of the season.

Denae McGrath scored the first and only goal of the contest for the Cougars in the 16th minute to give Genesee a lead they would hold on to.

(#16 Dana Hansen challenges a jump ball in win over Jefferson Community College)

Jefferson nearly tied the game twice in the second half, but Nicole Patterson made two big saves to keep the Cannoneers off the board. In the 12th minute, Patterson tipped a shot off of a free kick over the cross bar and followed with a diving save off of a corner kick in the 25th minute.

Patterson made seven saves in net.

The win is the first for the Lady Cougars and the first for head coach Caitlin Long.

Genesee (1-3-1) returns to action on Thursday at 3pm at home when they take on Niagara County Community College.

The Genesee Community College men’s soccer team cruised to their third victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, handling visiting Onondaga Community College 7-0.

The Cougars struck early when Theo Stamotopolous beat the OCC goalkeeper just a minute and a half into the opening period to put Genesee in front 1-0. Nathan Rose made it 2-0 with a goal in the 15th minute, and then assisted on a Lee Micklethwaite goal about six minutes later to give the Cougars a three-goal lead. Sam Cassidy and George Anthony followed with goals in the 32nd and 34th minutes to cap off a five-goal first half, sending GCC into the break with the lead.

(Theo Stamotopolous, right, celebrates his first half goal in win over OCC on Saturday)

Jake O’Leary and Cameron Evans weren’t tested often in net, but combined for the shutout, the second of the year for Genesee. Dom Francis added a goal in the fourth minute of the second half before Cassidy scored his second of the game in the 25th minute to put the finishing touches on OCC.

The win improves Genesee to 3-1 on the season. The Cougars will return to action on Tuesday afternoon when they host Jefferson Community College at 4pm.

The Genesee Community College women’s soccer team played host to Onondaga Community College on Saturday evening, still searching for their first win of the season.

Both teams played nearly 90 minutes of even, scoreless soccer before Emily Parker cashed in the only goal of the game in the 88th minute off of an assist from Olivia Ferlenda. The play was a result of a free kick just outside of the box.

Genesee played well defensively all afternoon, not allowing many scoring chances for OCC.

(#19 Taylor Vanderkooi goes for a steal late in the game against OCC)

The Lady Cougars’ best scoring chance came late in the first half when Megan McDonald sent a cross into the middle of the box that was snared by the OCC goalkeeper.

With the loss, Genesee falls to 0-3-1 on the season. The Lady Cougars will host Jefferson Community College on Tuesday night at 6pm.

The Genesee Community College Men’s Soccer team increased their unbeaten streak to twelve games with an 8-0 win over Jamestown Community College on Thursday night. The win also officially clinches the regular season Western New York Athletic Conference title.

The Cougars got off to a very fast start, scoring thirty seconds into the game when Sean Brettel (Welwyn City, England) beat the Jamestown goalkeeper. GCC scored six first half goals, including another one from Brettel in the 18th minute. Ryan Fredal (Bloomfield Hills, MI) Dominic Francis (Huddersfield, England), Sam Cassidy (Cork City, Ireland) and Theo Stamatopolous (Norwich, England) all added goals for GCC.

The second half was more of the same as the Cougars dominated play and controlled the tempo. GCC added two second half goals, including a second goal from Sam Cassidy.

The shutout is Genesee’s 8th clean sheet of the season. The Cougars improve to 10-0-2 on the year and will play again on Tuesday, October 18th at 4pm at Herkimer Community College.

(Photo: #14 Sean Brettel scores two goals in the Cougars 8-0 win over Jamestown Community College on Thursday night)

The Genesee Community College Women’s Soccer team lost a tough 1-0 contest against Jamestown Community College on Thursday night.

Both teams played a physical match from start to finish. After a scoreless first half, JCC scored the game’s only goal in the 27th minute of the second half when Ashley Skelly found the back of the net. The Cougars best chance to tie the game came when a corner kick from Emily Troup (Holley, NY) traveled all the way through the goal crease, but could not be cashed in.

The Lady Cougars fall to 5-8 on the season and will play once again on Tuesday, October 11th at 7pm at home against Jamestown-Olean.

(Picture: The Lady Cougars huddle up in the second half of their 1-0 loss against Jamestown Community College)

Byron-Bergen beat Pembroke 7-0 on Monday in soccer.

Above, Pembroke's Justin Sformo makes save on kick by Nick Prospero. Below, Pembroke's Max Fisher and Prospero.

Photos submitted by Destin Danser.