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WEST HARRISON, N.Y.—In the team's final league game of the season, Sarah Lawrence College women's soccer defeated Yeshiva University, 3-1, in a Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at Silver Lake Park on Tuesday. With the victory, the Gryphons clinched a postseason appearance in their first year as a varsity program.

Sarah Lawrence (3-9-1, 3-2-1 HVIAC) took an early lead when senior Sofie Jokela (Northfield, Minn./Northfield) netted the game's first goal in the eighth minute. SLC out-shot the Maccabees by an 8-2 margin in the first half, as the 1-0 advantage held through the end of the period.

Minutes into the second half, Yeshiva (1-10, 1-5 HVIAC) leveled the score on a strike by Merav Saden Barach, assisted by Danielle Orenshein.

In the 73rd minute, Jokela struck again, scoring the eventual game-winner on an assist by Sadie Zavgren (Wilton, N.H./Homeschooled).

Moments later, Cat Ha (Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam/International School of Ho Chi Minh City) put away her first career goal, putting the Gryphons in front, 3-1. The last 10 minutes saw a flurry of shots, including two from Yeshiva and three by SLC. In the end, the score held, sending Sarah Lawrence into the inaugural HVIAC Championship tournament.

Jokela finished with five shots on the day, followed by Zavgren and Shannon Sullivan (Templeton, Mass./Narragansett Regional) with three shots apiece. Between the pipes, Addie Rosenberg (New York, N.Y./Fusion Academy) returned to action and picked up two saves. Yeshiva's Annie Jaffe defended five shots in goal for the Maccabees.

Having finished the regular season in third place, No. 3 SLC will take on No. 2 The King's College (N.Y.) in Sunday's HVIAC semifinal. The winner will face the victor of No. 1 Albany Pharmacy versus No. 4 St. Joseph's Brooklyn in the championship game on November 10.