Nov. 17, 2006

Box Score

OLATHE, Kan. - Eighth-seeded Westmont College (Calif.) will play in the quarterfinals of the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship for the second-straight year after a 3-1 victory over ninth-seeded Covenant College (Ga.) Friday afternoon at the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe, Kansas.

Jane Wyche gave Wesmont a 1-0 advantage in the 28^th minute when she scored off the far post. Covenant tied the game 1-1 after Ashley Wood scored off a free kick at the 47:10 mark. Westmont would need only eight-seconds to retake the lead when Amy Lawson scored off a Katie Rhodes rebound to make the score 2-1. The Warriors added an insurance goal in the 64^th minute as Anna Gropp scored off a give and go from Katie Rhodes to give Westmont a 3-1 lead.

Covenant College, an at-large qualifier, ends their season with a record of 15-4-0, while Westmont improved to 14-5-1 on the season.

Westmont advances to the quarterfinals where it will meet No. 1 Azusa Pacific University Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Goals by Period:

                      1^st          2^nd               Final

CC                0            1                  1

WC               1            2                  3

Scoring Summary:

Period            Time           Team           Player                    Assist

1                      27:40          WC               Wyche                    Gropp

2                      47:10          CC                Wood                     unassisted

2                      47:18          WC               Lawson                  Rhodes
2                      63:02          WC               Gropp                     Rhodes

Cautions/Ejections:

None.