ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – [Final Site Schedule] [Bracket] Day two of action lived up to the hype as the semifinal round matchups are now set in the 2021 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship. Central Methodist (Mo.) jumped out on the defending national champs early and held-on to a 2-0 win, while the No. 10-seeded Oregon Tech took-down perennial powerhouse and No. 2-seeded Spring Arbor (Mich.), 1-0. Top-seeded William Carey (Miss.) punched its ticket with a win over Westmont (Calif.) while the NAIA’s top scoring team, Tennessee Southern, got a 4-0 win to return to the pitch on Saturday.

GAME NOTES/HIGHLIGHTS

No. 4 Central Methodist (Mo.) def. No. 5 Keiser (Fla.) 2-0

• Central Methodist capitalized on its first chance in the second minute as Roneisha Frank scored her 12^th goal of the season to give her team a 1-0 lead.
• Andrea Villar extended the lead in the 22^nd minute, assisted by Frank, to make it 2-0 Eagles. It was the 29^th tally of the year for the senior
• Max De Armas Colombo recorded the shutout in the match. It was her third clean sheet playing in a full 90 minutes this season.
• Central Methodist’s win was its first in team history at the final site.

No. 1 William Carey (Miss.) def. No. 9 Westmont (Calif.) 3-1

• William Carey (Miss.) began the scoring in the 14^th minute. Kauany Sousa netted her sixth goal of the year to put the No. 1 team in the nation up 1-0.
• Kaylie Agostine posted the second score of the match in the 34^th minute to send the Crusaders into halftime up 2-0. The goal was the senior’s second of the season.
• In the second half, William Carey extended its lead further. Maria Corral Pinon recorded her fifth goal of the season to give her team a 3-0 lead.
• Grace Duckens put Westmont on the board in the 86^th minute. It was the junior’s 11^th on the season.
• William Carey advances to semifinal round for fifth consecutive season.

No. 10 Oregon Tech def. No. 2 Spring Arbor (Mich.) 1-0

• After a scoreless first half, Oregon Tech took the lead in the 60^th minute on a goal from Amanda Seward. The junior netted her third goal of the season.
• Alyx Burkhartzmeyer recorded her second consecutive shutout in final site play.
• Oregon Tech is now 2-0 in final site play all-time.
• Combined in the match, there were just five shots on goal between the teams.

No. 3 Tennessee Southern def. No. 6 Marian (Ind.) 4-0

• The high-scoring Firehawks wasted little time getting on the board. Yuki Watari scored the match’s first goal in the fifth minute to give her squad a 1-0 lead. The score was the 15^th of the season for the junior.
• In the 30^th minute, the Firehawks extended the lead to 2-0. Estelle Badoedana Ekada found the back of the net after a perfect ball through the middle from Adisa Amang to make it 2-0.
• NAIA goals leader Keito Ido got in on the action in the 33^rd minute from point blank range, her 36^th of the year, to give Tennessee Southern a 3-0 lead.
• Ido did it again in the second half. In the 59^th minute, she netted her second of the match, her 37^th of the season, to give the Firehawks a 4-0 lead.
• In the 80^th minute, Yuki Watari was awarded a penalty shot, but missed wide in a bid for her 16^th goal of the season.

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