SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The Grove City College women's soccer team closed the 2017 season Saturday afternoon by dropping a 1-0 decision to New York University in the semifinals of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Championship Tournament, hosted by Springfield College at Brock-Affleck Field.

NYU (13-5-3) broke through with 39 seconds left in regulation when Maddie Pena headed in a corner kick to break the scoreless tie.

NYU outshot Grove City, 27-3. The Violets also had a 9-1 edge in corner kicks. In goal, senior Trishae Winters (Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton) stopped seven shots for the Wolverines. 

Grove City concludes the season 17-6, which matches the program's single-season win record. The Wolverines also went 17-6 in 2016. Grove City closed last year by falling to NYU, 1-0, in the ECAC semifinals at Springfield.

Grove City will graduate Winters, defender Emily Flenniken (Hudson, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian), forward Elena Guerra (Arlington, Texas/Nolan Catholic), forward Lacy Harkrader (Mineral, Va./Louisa County) midfielder Brie Hughes (DuBois, Pa./DuBois), midfielder Lindsay Hutton (Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown), forward Katherine Kouzelos (Akron, Ohio/Cuyahoga Valley Christian) and defender Megan Van Kirk (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny).

Winters shares Grove City's career record for goalkeeping wins (34) and owns the program shutout record with 16. Hutton started a program-record 89 matches over her four seasons. Overall, the senior class won 55 matches, tying the most by any one senior class in program history.