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.
