Scoring by Halves
Union (10-6) 8 - 11 -- 19
Nazareth (15-3) 6 - 3 -- 9

Union Scoring (goals-assists): Stephanie Maychack (6-0), Abby Harris (5-3), Nina Mandel (3-1), Margaret Merriam (2-1), Samantha Ryall (1-2), Melanie Thornton (1-0), Susie Bruderman (1-0)

Nazareth Scoring (goals-assists): Allison Roberts (4 goals, 1 assist),Maya Lambiase (2-1), Sarah Burns (3-0), Sue Hollister (0-1)

Goalie Saves: Union (Shelly Morrin 12); Nazareth (Teryn Wineburg 12)

UNION TAKES 2000 NYSWCAA TITLE WITH UPSET WIN
In the championship game of the NYSWCAA Tournament, the fourth-seeded Union College Dutchwomen (10-6) upset the top seed, Nazareth, 19-9, to win their first-ever State Championship.

The Dutchwomen, who lost in the NYSWCAA Finals last season , led 8-6 at the half. Senior Abby Harris, a native of Andover, MA (Phillips Academy) had three goals and three assists before the break while Nazareth’s Sarah Burns (Cicero, NY/Cicero-N. Syracuse) had three goals.

The second half opened with Union scoring five goals in the first eight minutes, including two by West Sand Lake, NY, native Stephanie Maychack (Averill Park), to take a 13-8 lead with 22:44 remaining.

Nazareth then pulled to within four goals but Union, using a slow-down offense, tacked on six more markers for the win. Maychack, a freshman, finished with six goals while Harris, the Tournament MVP, finished with five goals and three assists. Allison Roberts (Rochester, NY/Irondequoit) had four goals and an assist to lead Nazareth (15-3), who saw Teryn Wineburg finish with 12 saves. Shelly Morrin stopped 12 shots for Union.

ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM: Jo Sorrell (Skidmore), Megan Lawler (Skidmore), Kim Harrison (Ithaca), Michelle Andrews (Ithaca), Becky Karver (Ithaca), Maya Lambiase (Nazareth), Sarah Burns (Nazareth), Traci Hay, (Nazareth), Abby Harris (Union), Samantha Ryell (Union), Jane Kaplan (Union), Shelly Morrin (Union); MVP -Harris (Union)