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2005 Women's Soccer Championship Release
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#2 Valparaiso 3, #1 Oakland 1 (Box Score)
Valparaiso wins first-ever Mid-Con Women’s Soccer Championship
2005 Mid-Con Women's Soccer Champions - Valparaiso University |
Tournament MVP Emily King of Valparaiso |
TULSA, OKLA. - After losing in its previous two appearances in the Mid-Continent Conference Women’s Soccer Championship match, second-seeded Valparaiso broke through and claimed its first-ever tournament crown with a 3-1 win over top-seeded Oakland at the 2005 Mid-Continent Conference Women’s Soccer Championship, which was held at the ORU Soccer Complex in Tulsa, Okla. With the win, the Crusaders claim the Mid-Con’s automatic bid into the 2005 NCAA Women’s College Cup, which begins Nov. 11. The pairings will be announced tomorrow on ESPNews between 5-5:30 p.m. (Eastern).
Valparaiso senior defender Emily King tallied two goals to lead the Crusaders to their first-ever Mid-Con Championship. After a scoreless first half, King dribbled through the Oakland defense and put Valpo on the board in the 55th minute. Oakland would answer seven minutes later as Kristi Vandeberghe rippled the net after a pass from Lia Williamson.
The Crusaders would pull ahead again in the 74th minute as Courtney Rahrig blasted a shot past Oakland goalkeeper Jessica Howard from 25 yards out. Valparaiso, which outshot the Golden Grizzlies 10-5 in the second half, would not let up the pressure and were rewarded just three minutes later as King tallied her second goal of the match off a free kick. Erin Murray would lead the Crusader defense as they fended off the Golden Grizzlies in the final 13 minutes.
King was selected as the Tournament MVP after becoming the first player in Mid-Con history to record two multi-goal matches in the Mid-Con tourney. She also set the Mid-Con Championship record for goals in a tournament (4) and points in a tournament (8). She was joined on the All-Tournament team by fellow Crusaders Dana McGlone, Erin Murray and Rahrig. Oakland placed three players on the team in Jessica Boyle, Silje Peltopera and Kristi Swaving, while Western Illinois’ Ashley Hoch and Bess Rapp and Southern Utah’s Liz Browning and Tara Olson round out the All-Tournament team.
Valparaiso improves to 12-7-1 in 2005, while Oakland, which lost in the title match for the first time in school history, ends the season at 9-8-1.
November 4 - Semifinal #1
#1 Oakland 3, #4 Western Illinois 1 (Box Score)
November 4 - Semifinal #2
#2 Valparaiso 2, #3 Southern Utah 0 (Box Score)
November 6 - Championship Match
#2 Valparaiso 3, #1 Oakland 1 (Box Score)
2005 All-Tournament Team
Jessica Boyle, Oakland, Fr., M
Liz Browning, Southern Utah, Sr., D
Ashley Hoch, Western Illinois, Fr., M
Emily King, Valparaiso, Sr., D (MVP)
Dana McGlone, Valparaiso, Fr., M
Erin Murray, Valparaiso, So., GK
Tara Olson, Southern Utah, Sr., M
Silje Peltopera, Oakland, Sr., M
Courtney Rahrig, Valparaiso, So., D
Bess Rapp, Western Illinois, So., M/D
Kristi Swaving, Oakland, Sr., F
 
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