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2014 Women's Soccer Championship Recap
2014 Women's Soccer Championship Preview
Stephanie Verdoia Digital Network Player Profile
WAC Tournament Bracket
2014 All-WAC Teams
Interviews:
Seattle U Head Coach Julie Woodward
Stephanie Verdoia and Julia Moravec Postgame
2014 WAC All-Tournament Team
Katie Smith, New Mexico State
Layla Todd, New Mexico State
Caitlin Mortensen, Utah Valley
Jessica Duffin, Utah Valley
Nikki Lynch, Missouri-Kansas City
Taylor Andrzejewski, Missouri-Kansas City
Kara Priest, Missouri-Kansas City
Kiana Kraft, Seattle U
Julia Moravec, Seattle U
Isabella Guerry, Seattle U
MVP: Stephanie Verdoia, Seattle U
Championship Match: Seattle U 5, Missouri-Kansas City 0
SEATTLE - The flood gates opened up early in the second half as the Seattle U Redhawks won the 2014 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament with a 5-0 win over the Missouri-Kansas City Redhawks on Sunday afternoon on Championship Field.
After Julia Moravec gave Seattle U a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute, she scored again in the 52nd minute and the Redhawks would scored three more goals over the next 10 minutes as UMKC saw a record-breaking season come to an end in Seattle.
Match #4: Missouri-Kansas City 1, Utah Valley 0
SEATTLE - Missouri-Kansas City's Taylor Andrzejewksi found an opportune time to score her first goal of the season as the Kangaroos earned a 1-0 over the Utah Valley Wolverines on Friday night at Championship Field in Seattle.
Both goalkeepers starred under the lights as Utah Valley's Jessica Duffin made eight saves and Missouri-Kansas City's Tina Tzianos earned a shutout with three saves but it was Andrzejweski who put her name on the scoresheet, taking a pass from Kara Priest in the 54th minute to send her team to the conference title game.
With the win, UMKC advances to a second straight WAC Tournament Championship game, setting up a rematch of the 2013 title game with Seattle U.
Match #3: Seattle U 7, New Mexico State 0
SEATTLE - Scoring seven goals from seven different players, the top-seeded Seattle U Redhawks made easy work of the New Mexico State Aggies, using a 7-0 win to advance to the 2014 WAC Tournament Championship Game.
The Redhawks opened up the scoring in the third minute on a score by Natasha Howe and by the end of the period, Seattle U found themselves up 5-0. Two more goals in the second half propelled the Redhawks into the tournament final, where they will look for a second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Match #2: Utah Valley 2, Texas-Pan American 1 (OT)
SEATTLE - Sixth-seed Texas-Pan American pushed the third-seeded Utah Valley Wolverines to overtime but it was UVU's Kim Stratford who rose to hero status, scoring in the 97th minute to send Utah Valley to the semifinal round of the 2014 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament on Thursday at Championship Field in Seattle.
After a scoreless first half, UVU got on the board in the 75th minute as Lexi Robison scored her first goal of the season from near point blank to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead. UTPA answered back just over four minutes later as Andreya Barrera scored the first postseason goal in Bronc history as the first-year program forced extra time.
In overtime, Tori Smith put in a shot that was saved by UTPA's Erica Gonzalez but Stratford was their for the rebound, putting in her sixth goal of the season for the game-winner.
Match #1: New Mexico State 3, Bakersfield 0
SEATTLE - Led by a brace from senior forward Layla Todd and a shutout from junior keeper Taylor Rice, the fifth-seeded New Mexico State Aggies scored the first upset of the 2014 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament, upsetting the fourth-seeded Bakersfield Roadrunners on Thursday evening at Championships Field in Seattle.
Todd opened up the scoring the 23rd mintue, taking a ball from Katie Smith at the top of the box and firing a shot past Bakersfield keeper Tori Ornela.
The Aggies spent much of the second half on the defensive unitl the 80th minute as Jennae Cambra scored her team-best 14th goal of the season to give NMSU a 2-0 advantage. Todd added the final dagger in the 85th minute, chipping a ball over Ornela for the 3-0 win.
Rice finished with four saves on the night as Bakersfield held a 23-12 advantage on shots in the match.