ITHACA, N.Y. — The Cornell women's soccer team (2-2-4) and Binghamton (5-1-2) battled to a scoreless draw at Berman Field on Sunday afternoon, with the Big Red's defense delivering a dominant performance to secure its third clean sheet of the season.

Cornell's back line held Binghamton without a single shot on goal throughout the match. The defensive unit was anchored by seniors Gaby Gonzalez and Izzy Scott, along with junior Kayla Ristianto, who all played the full 90 minutes. Freshman Raya Leikin (57 minutes) and sophomore Amanda Polyniak (37 minutes) also contributed to the shutout effort.

Freshman goalkeeper Samantha Qureshey earned her third clean sheet of the season while extending her shutout streak to 110 minutes and 37 seconds. Qureshey became Cornell's fifth freshman goalkeeper to record at least three shutouts, joining Lisa Brigham (three in 1982), Kate Thompson (nine in 1983), Sherrie Chocola (five in 1984), and Kate Alexander (six in 1992).

While Cornell was unable to find the back of the net, the Big Red controlled much of the offensive flow, outshooting Binghamton, 15-7, and held a commanding 7-0 advantage in shots on goal. The Big Red had a 6-5 edge in shot attempts during the first half with a 2-0 advantage in shots on target, then dominated the second half with a 9-2 shot advantage and 5-0 edge in shots on goal.

Binghamton goalkeeper Rebecca Kessler made seven saves, five of which came in the second half.

The clearest scoring opportunity of the match actually belonged to Binghamton in the 23rd minute, when Paige Luke's header off a cross struck the left goal post. Cornell's best first-half chances came from Izzy Scott (20th minute) off a header and senior midfielder Tanum Nelson (25th minute), while forward Alanna Colbert created three second-half opportunities.

"Very happy with getting a shutout against a team that's won a lot of games and scored a lot of goals," said Cornell women's soccer head coach Rob Ferguson. "We executed the defensive plan really well. I thought we had enough moments in the game where we did create the sort of chances we wanted to create and we've got to put them away. There's a disappointment that we didn't win, but on the balance of play in the middle third, I'm not sure it's an unfair result."

MATCH NOTES
• Sunday was the 17th meeting between Cornell and Binghamton as the Big Red continues to hold onto a slim series lead of 6-5-6.

• Each of the last three matches and four of the last five contests between the Big Red and Bearcats has resulted in ties.

• With the clean sheet, Qureshey became the fifth Big Red freshman goalkeeper to register at least three shutouts and the first since Kate Alexander had six clean sheets in 1992. She also joins Kate Thompson (nine in 1983), Sherrie Chocola (five in 1984), and Lisa Brigham (three in 1982).

FRESHMAN GOALKEEPERS WITH 3+ CLEAN SHEETS
Cornell Program History
• 9, Kate Thompson (1983)
• 6, Kate Alexander (1992)
• 5, Sherrie Chocola (1984)
• 3, Lisa Brigham (1982)
• 3, Samantha Qureshey (2025)

• Cornell held an opponent without a shot on goal for the first time since Oct. 12, 2015, when it also played to a scoreless draw with Colgate on Berman Field.

• Along with having the advantages in shot attempts and shots on goal, the Big Red held a slim 6-5 edge in corner kicks.

NEXT UP
Cornell opens Ivy League play at home on Saturday, Sept. 20, when it welcomes Columbia (2-4-2) to Berman Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

The Big Red and Lions will square off in an Ivy League opener for the 20th time this century and 25th time in program history, with a 12-13-0 record all-time in conference openers against the Lions.