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#1 Oakland 3, #4 Western Illinois 1 (Box Score)
#2 Valparaiso 2, #3 Southern Utah 0 (Box Score)
Oakland and Valparaiso advance to the 2005 Mid-Con Women’s Soccer Championship game
Oakland's Kristi Swaving |
Valparaiso's Emily King |
Valparaiso's Kendall Brown |
TULSA, OKLA. - Top-seeded Oakland and No. 2 seed Valparaiso posted semifinal wins Friday night to advance to the 2005 Mid-Continent Conference Women’s Soccer Championship game on Sunday. The single-elimination tourney is being held at the ORU Soccer Complex on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. Oakland defeated No. 4 seed Western Illinois, 3-1, to return to the title match for the fifth time in six years. In the nightcap, Valparaiso eliminated third-seeded Southern Utah, 2-0, avenging a 1-0 loss to the Thunderbirds on the last weekend of conference play.
The Golden Grizzlies and Crusaders will face off in the Mid-Con Championship match at 1 p.m. Sunday at the ORU Soccer Complex. The winner of that match will claim the Mid-Con’s automatic bid into the 2005 NCAA Women’s College Cup. The bracket for the NCAA Women’s College Cup will be announced on ESPNews on Monday, Nov. 7 between 5-5:30 p.m.
#1 Oakland 3, #4 Western Illinois 1
Kristi Swaving, the 2005 Offensive Player of the Year, scored two goals to lead top-seeded Oakland over #4 Western Illinois, 3-1, in the semifinals of the 2005 Mid-Con Championship. The Golden Grizzlies have come away with the trophy in all five of their Mid-Con Championship game appearances, posting a 4-0-1 record.
Swaving scored in the seventh minute off a pass from Jessica Boyle to give the Golden Grizzlies the early advantage. Then in the 36th minute, Silje Peltopera rippled the net off assist from Marianne Samdal to give OU a 2-0 lead.
Western Illinois would cut the deficit in half in the 55th minute thanks to a goal by Ashley Hoch. The 2005 Newcomer of the Year scored off a free kick from 25 yards out for her eighth goal of the year. However, the Westerwinds could not pull any closer as Swaving added an insurance tally for OU in the 74th minute. She is just the fifth player in conference history to score two goals in a Mid-Con tournament game. The goal was also Swaving’s league-leading 14th of the season. The Golden Grizzlies defense would hold Western Illinois at bay for the final 16 minutes.
Oakland improves to 9-7-1 on the season with a 4-2-0 mark in conference play, while Western Illinois’ season comes to a close with a 9-6-3 overall record and a 3-2-1 effort in Mid-Con action.
#2 Valparaiso 2, #3 Southern Utah 0
Valparaiso senior defender Emily King provided all of the offense for the Crusaders as they downed No. 3 seed Southern Utah, 2-0, in the semifinals of the 2005 Mid-Con Championship. Valpo, which is making its second-straight appearance in the Mid-Con final and third overall, is in search of its first conference tourney title.
King would get Valpo on the board in the 10th minute off a corner kick from Dana McGlone. The corner kick was one of four in the first half for the Crusaders as they pressed the issue early and often. Southern Utah goalkeeper Holly Davis kept her squad in the match with three first-half saves but in the 42nd minute, King struck again as she took a pass from McGlone and fired it in the net. King became the sixth player in conference history to score two goals in a Mid-Con tournament game, accomplishing the feat just hours after Oakland’s Kristi Swaving tallied two goals against Western Illinois.
Down 2-0, Southern Utah became the aggressor in the second half as it outshot Valparaiso by an 8-6 margin, but the T-Birds could not get anything by the Crusaders’ Erin Murray. The sophomore keeper turned back each Thunderbird attempt on goal to preserve the 2-0 lead. In all, the first team All Mid-Con performer tallied 10 saves to post her league-leading sixth shutout of the season.
Valparaiso moves to 11-7-1 overall this season with a 4-2-0 mark in conference play, while Southern Utah ends 2005 with the best overall record (7-4-6) and Mid-Con mark (3-1-2) in school history.
 
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