SEWANEE, Tenn. – After knocking our Berry in the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) semifinal match on Friday, the third-seeded Centre women's soccer team (15-3-1, 5-2 SAA) took on top-seed Sewanee Tigers (12-4-1, 6-1 SAA) in the title match on Sunday afternoon. After falling on a 2-1 final score in their regular season matchup, the Colonels completed their SAA revenge tour by defeating the Tigers in penalty kicks 4-2 in the 0-0 draw to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA championships.
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- The Gold and White were able to strike first,
Alexis Kronenthal getting the game's first shot on goal in the 20th minute. The freshman's shot was the only on-goal attempt of the half, saved by the Tigers' goalkeeper in the top-right corner.
- The Tigers got their offense churning in the second half, putting up two-straight shots on goal against Centre within two and a half minutes. Both shots were saved by senior keeper
Jonelle Barron, the shots coming from the bottom right and topside of the net.
- Barron would have one more incredible save before the end of regulation, saving a Sewanee shot in the bottom-left corner with 15 seconds left to send this game to overtime.
- The senior keeper continued to deny the Tigers a score, stopping both attempts that Sewanee had at the goal in the first round of overtime.
- After a second overtime period without a shot on goal, the teams moved to penalty kicks to decide the winner.
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Maggie Corbett would be the first to try at the goal in PKs, sending a shot to the back of the net on the upper-left side pas the keeper.
- After a Sewanee miss,
Mills Mullen would extend the Gold and White's lead by sending a score to the right, the opposite end of the goalie.
- The Tigers would score one, but
Lindsay Carr would keep the Colonels ahead by pushing a shot past the keeper's reach on the right side.
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Cara Francke would cement the Colonels' trip for another conference championship trophy, sending the final attempt to the top-left corner.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Centre applied the pressure on the Tigers in the contest, the fourth time in the last six game they've registered double-digit corner kicks.
- Barron tallied five saves in the thrilling title match, the most the senior has compiled in a single game this season after facing 11 shots.
- The two teams matched their shots on goal total from their Oct. 22 game, Centre posting two in comparison to Sewanee's five.
- Sunday marks the team's 10th SAA title in the last 11 seasons.
UP NEXT
The Gold and White will find themselves in familiar territory in the next couple weeks, earning an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship Tournament. Not knowing the opponent, date or location of their first game yet, the women's soccer selection show will take place at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 7.
Below are the members of Centre's All-Tournament Team:
2022 SAA Women's Soccer All-Tournament Team
