Anderson, Wingate, Carson-Newman and Queens Move to SAC Women’s Soccer Championship Semifinals

Anderson, Wingate, Carson-Newman and Queens Move to SAC Women’s Soccer Championship Semifinals
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November 3, 2015

 

#5 ANDERSON 2, #4 LENOIR-RHYNE 2 (AU 4-2 PKs) | BOX SCORE
 HICKORY, N.C. – Facing a two-goal deficit heading into the 81st minute of play, junior Idoia Agirre scored back-to-back goals in a four-minute span to send the match into overtime where fifth-seeded Anderson University women's soccer advanced to the SAC Championship semifinals with a 4-2 victory in penalty kicks over fourth-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne, Tuesday evening at the Moretz Sports – Athletic Complex. FULL RECAP 

 

#1 CARSON-NEWMAN 1, #8 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 0 | BOX SCORE
 JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Despite playing a majority of the second half a player down, the 14th-ranked and top-seed Carson-Newman women's soccer team (16-2) tallied a free kick goal in the 59th-minute from freshman Varin Ness (Sogndal, Norway) to hold off upset-minded Lincoln Memorial (5-9-3) in the South Atlantic Conference Tournament quarterfinals Tuesday night at McCown Field.  The win was the first for Carson-Newman when playing a player-down since Sept. 2004 when the Eagles held off Lenoir-Rhyne; it was also the Eagles' first win in the postseason since a win in the 2009 NCAA Sweet 16 over Columbus State. FULL RECAP

 

#3 QUEENS 4, #6 TUSCULUM 0 | BOX SCORE 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Queens University of Charlotte women's soccer team defeated Tusculum College (9-8-2) this evening by a score of 4-0 to advance to the South Atlantic Conference Championships Semifinals for the first time in program history. Since joining the SAC in 2013, the Royals had not made it past the quarterfinal round until tonight's win over the Pioneers. Queens now sits at 11-5-2 on the year. FULL RECAP

 

#2 WINGATE 1, #7 NEWBERRY 0 | BOX SCORE 
 Rock Hill, S.C.----The second-seeded Wingate University Bulldogs registered their 12th shutout of the season Tuesday afternoon, prevailing 1-0 against seventh-seeded Newberry College in the opening round of the 2015 SAC Tournament at Manchester Meadows. Wingate improves to 14-1-2 overall, advancing to the SAC Tournament semifinals for the sixth consecutive year. Newberry ends its season at 5-10-2 overall. FULL RECAP