CORTLAND, N.Y. – The top-seeded Cortland women's soccer team captured its 10th State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) and first since 2019 with a 3-0 victory over second-seeded Brockport at Holloway Field.

Cortland (11-2-5) earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs with the victory. The NCAA pairings will be announced during a selection show that will air Monday, Nov. 6, at 1:30 p.m. on NCAA.com. 
 
In addition, the victory was Cortland 20th-year head coach Heidi Axtell's 196th career victory, making her the Red Dragons' career victory leader. She has an overall record of 196-117-53, eclipsing the 195 wins recorded by Chris Malone from 1982-94. 
 
Graduate student back Bryn Thompson (Hopewell Junction/Arlington) was named the SUNYAC Tournament MVP after helping Cortland post its ninth shutout of the season. She was joined on the all-tournament team by Tyla Vuotto (Lynbrook), Kristen Spendal (Dumont, NJ) and Katie Cosenza (Stony Brook/Ward Melville), along with Brockport's Madeline McCrosson, Karlie Mann and Kellie Gentile, Oswego's Amber McDermott and Courtney Key, and Geneseo's Lindsey Matthews and Lindsay Wright. 
 
Liz Allen (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) scored the lone goal of the first half just 3:53 into the contest when she took a long through-ball from Vuotto and beat the Brockport goalkeeper McCrosson 1-on-1. Hannah Blacher (Allendale, NJ/Northern Highlands Regional) headed in a cross from Cosenza in the 51st minute to make it 2-0, and Cosenza scored off an assist from Kayla Valerioti (Oakdale/Connetquot) in the 68th minute to conclude the scoring. 
 
Spendal recorded the shutout in goal for Cortland with seven saves. McCrosson finished with three saves for Brockport (12-2-6). 
 
Following the game, Cortland sophomore Lexi Burke (East Williston/The Wheatley School) was honored as the SUNYAC's Women's Soccer Elite 20 Award. The award goes to the student-athlete at each of the SUNYAC's championship sites with the highest overall grade point average who is at least a sophomore academically. Burke is an exercise science major with a 3.98 GPA. 
 
Cortland 3, Brockport 0 
 
Scoring Summary (Goals-Assists): 
Brockport: No scoring 
Cortland: Katie Cosenza 1-1, Liz Allen 1-0, Hannah Blacher 1-0, Tyla Vuotto 0-1, Kayla Valerioti 0-1 
 
Halftime: Cortland 1, Brockport 0 
Shots: Cortland 10, Brockport 7 
Corner Kicks: Cortland 6, Brockport 1 
Fouls: Cortland 10, Brockport 5 
Saves: Madeline McCrosson (Brockport) 3 saves (3 GA in 90:00); Kristen Spendal (Cortland) 7 saves (0 GA in 90:00) 
 
Record after game: Brockport (Golden Eagles) 12-2-6, Cortland (Red Dragons) 11-2-5