2020-21 Great Midwest Women's Soccer Championship Bracket
CANTON, Ohio -- The Malone University women's soccer program continues play in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. After upsetting the No. 2 seed Ohio Dominican in a 5-4 penalty kick shootout on Saturday the Pioneers will now play in the semifinals.
The Matchup: (#7) Malone University Pioneers (5-5-2, 4-5-1 G-MAC) vs (#3) Cedarville University Yellow Jackets (7-2-1, 6-2-1 G-MAC)
Where: Ohio Dominican University - Panther Stadium
When: 7:30 p.m.
Live Stats: Great Midwest Digital Network
Live Video: Great Midwest Digital Network
Tickets: Ohio Dominican University Ticket Office
MALONE-CEDARVILLE SOCCER SERIES
Malone and Cedarville have met 24 different times prior to this afternoon. The Pioneers hold an 11-10-3 advantage in the tightly contested overall series.
In the early meeting this season the Yellow Jackets picked up a 3-1 win. Sally Culig had the lone goal for Malone.
The last win for the Pioneers came in October of 2016, a 2-1 victory in the quarterfinal round of the G-MAC Tournament.
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE PIONEERS
- By defeating ODU 5-4 in the penalty kick shootout on Saturday, Malone advanced to the semifinal match of the conference tournament for the first time since 2016.
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After posting a shutout in the 110 minutes of play, and then making the game-winning save during the shootout, Jessica Morgan picked up G-MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
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Yesterday the conference announced it's yearly award winners, and the all-conference teams. First year head coach Bailey Shattell was named the G-MAC Co-Coach of the Year.
- Junior forward Madeline Ault earned a spot on the All-G-MAC Second Team. The Bay Village, Ohio native led the Pioneers with five goals and two assists this year.
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The Pioneers carry a well-balanced offensive attack into the semifinal matchup. Seven different players contributed at least one goal. Sally Culig, who found the back of the net three times, was the only other player besides Ault to score multiple goals this year.
KNOW YOUR OPPONENT
Cedarville enters tonight's match after knocking off the No. 6 seed Trevecca Nazarene in the quarterfinals on Saturday. The Yellow Jackets scored a pair of goals in the first half, and then held off a late comeback from the Trojans to pick up the win.
Mary Kate Wyer and Mackenzie Northcutt picked up First Team All-G-MAC honors for CU. Delight Williams was All-G-MAC Second Team, and Aleah Martone and Bethany Murphy were both on the All-G-MAC Third Team.
Wyer leads the Jacket offensive attack with a team-high 5 goals and 11 points.
Sophomore Jocelyn Gross played the majority of the team's minutes in goal. She has posted a 0.75 goal against average and a .769 save percentage.
WHAT'S NEXT
The winner of tonight's game will advance to the conference championship match on Sunday and play the winner of the No. 1 seed University of Findlay and No. 5 seed Walsh University.
The championship match (Sunday, May 2 - 2:45 p.m.) will be played at Ohio Dominican University.
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