PULASKI, Tenn. - The University of Tennessee Southern women's soccer team began Southern State Athletic Conference Championship play hosting the eighth seed Faulkner Eagles on Friday afternoon. The #5 team in the land scored 11 two-pointers enroute to a 11-nil quarterfinal win. The two squads met earlier in the season, on UT Southern's senior day, where the Firehawks won 17-nil. UT Southern advances to the semifinal match facing the fourth seed Mobile on November 7
th at 11 a.m.
SCORING RECAP
First Half
1
st – (5:48)
Maclani Michael assisted by Natailia Richartz
2
nd – (9:52)
Marina Nawa assisted by
Hikaru Uchida
3
rd – (14:11) Nawa assisted by Uchida
4
th – (35:11)
Nao Katamoto assisted by Nawa
5
th – (37:34)
Miran Sakai assisted by Michael and
Mia Saum
Second Half
6
th – (52:53) Katamoto assisted by Sakai and Nawa
7
th – (60:57) Uchida assisted by
Keito Ido and Nawa
8
th – (64:48) Michael assisted by
Kira Goodwin
9
th – (66:50) Michael assisted by Nawa
10
th – (69:37) Ido assisted by
Jessica Glassman
11
th – (83:12)
Sharaid Palmeros-Solis assisted by
Ellie Walker
SSAC CHAMPIONSHIP
With today's win, UT Southern advances to the conference semifinals continuing the quest for a double conference championship this season.
SSAC Quarterfinal Scores
#1 seed UT-Southern def. #8 seed Faulkner, 11-nil
#4 seed Mobile tied #5 seed Thomas, 1-1 (Mobile advanced 5-4 in PK's)
#2 seed William Carey def. #7 seed Dalton State, 6-1
#3 seed Life def. #6 seed Middle Georgia State, 5-nil
NEXT UP
The Firehawks will travel to the Gump, to battle Mobile in the SSAC Championship Semifinal on November 7
th. The semifinals and final will be held at Emory Folmar YMCA Complex. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. UTS defeated UM earlier in the season at Grissom Pitch 7-1.
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