ONEONTA, N.Y. - The SUNY Oneonta women's soccer team scored two early goals en route to a 3-0 win against Roger Williams in the first round of the NCAA Div. III tournament. 

With the victory, Oneonta (16-4-2) advances into the second round for a third straight year to be played tomorrow at Red Dragon Field beginning at 1:00 p.m.  The Red Dragons will play the winner of the Rochester/Western Connecticut State game.

Oneonta wasted no time in putting the Hawks behind the eight ball with a goal in the fourth minute of play.  Senior Nha Wright collected a loose ball that was failed to be cleared out of the box on a throw-in.  Wright controlled the loose ball and was able to turn and get a shot off along the ground that found its way to the back of the goal just inside the right post.

Oneonta's second goal came less than six minutes later off a rebound.  Freshman Melissa Guglielmo took a shot from outside the box that was blocked by a Roger Williams defender.  Sophomore Kayla Brantmeyer was there to collect the loose ball and get a shot off before the defense could recover.  Brantmeyer's shot went inside the left post to give the Red Dragons a two goal advantage.

Oneonta held a 17-7 advantage.  Brantmeyer had six alone including three that were on goal.

Oneonta's final goal came in the 67th minute when junior Dana DeSimone was able to dribble from about 35 yards and get herself into the box where she got a shot off that sailed over the goalkeeper's head.

Roger Williams keeper Kelsey McGee (Kings Park, N.Y.) stopped seven shots in the game. Katie Fusaro (Hopkinton, Mass.), Laurin Pendleton (Southwick, Mass.), and Hannah Noel (Adams, Mass.) each had a shot on goal for Roger Williams.

Oneonta is making its 12th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance and 13th overall.  This is the also the third time in the last four years that the Red Dragons have advanced into the second round of the tournament.  Tomorrow they will be looking to get past the second round for the first time since 2005 when they were a penalty shootout win away from going to the final four. Roger Williams concludes its season with a record of 16-5-1.

- Release courtesy of the SUNY Oneonta Sports Information Department