Women's Soccer 12/3/2019 8:23:00 PM CU Athletics

CU to seek win over Roberts Wesleyan to advance to national semifinal

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – After winning their first pool play game of the NCCAA Tournament on Monday, the Lady Tigers will return to the pitch on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET to play No. 5 Roberts Wesleyan College.

PATH TO A CHAMPIONSHIP

With a win in their first game of play in Pool B, the Lady Tigers would be guaranteed a spot in the semifinal if they defeat Roberts Wesleyan on Wednesday.
If the Lady Tigers were to lose, they would have to turn to tiebreaking criteria to determine if they would take the final spot in semifinal.
However, as CU put up seven goals on Monday, if they were to tie in this final pool play match, they would hold the tiebreaker over Roberts Wesleyan to win the pool.
Given the Lady Tigers advance past pool play, they would then need to win two matches to be crowned as national champion.

ROBERTS WESLEYAN VS. PIEDMONT INTERNATIONAL

On Tuesday, Redhawks of RWC were able to take down the Bruins of PIU, 2-0 to win their first game of the tournament and eliminate Piedmont International from title contention.
Outshooting, Piedmont International 38-5, Roberts Wesleyan used 53^rd and 66^th minute goals from Maya Rutland and Morgan Razzano to win 2-0.

LADY TIGERS LAST TIME OUT

CU was able to beat Piedmont International, 7-0 on Monday, Dec. 2.
Much like the RWC and PIU match, the Lady Tigers outshot the Bruins 35-5.
Campbellsville capitalized on a pair of goals to start the match from Jessie Bryson with Molly Hall tallying a couple as well. Andrea Brizuela, Jenna Croteau, and Rebecca Lilly also had goals.
Lakin Walls and Sangmin Cha were each able to assist on two goals. These assists gave Cha her tenth of the season to tie for second all-time in Lady Tiger history.

SCOUTING ROBERTS WESLEYAN

On the season Roberts Wesleyan (9-5-2) has outscored their opponents 33-15.
As an NCAA Division III program, the Redhawks have won three straight heading into Wednesday's match.
Morgan Razzano has proven to be the most effective goal scorer for RWC as she leads the team in goals with seven, on only 22 shots.
Israela Groves follows directly behind her as she has six goals and five assists in 16 games.
In goal, Kelsey Brinkel has been the main keeper and has only allowed 14 goals, while picking up 62 saves on the season.

HISTORY IN THE NCCAA TOURNAMENT

2014 and 2016 are the lone years in which CU has reached the semifinal of the NCCAA Tournament.
In 2014, the Lady Tigers advanced past pool play with 3-1 and 2-1 wins, but fell to Lee University 3-0 in the semifinal match.
After an NAIA Championship berth, CU did not return to the championships until 2016, where Oklahoma Baptist halted the championship run, 2-0, in the semifinal match.
Last season, the NCCAA had only two pools, forcing the Lady Tigers to play three games in pool play. In these matches, CU went 1-2, failing to reach the semifinal match.

CU BY THE NUMBERS

Through the season, the Lady Tigers have developed quite an offensive push, outshooting opponents 438-156, while outscoring them 70-15.
Molly Hall and Jessie Bryson lead the scoring for Campbellsville with 12 goals apiece.
Sangmin Cha has set up ten goals on the season to rank second in Campbellsville history.
Katelyn Young has been the main goalie for Campbellsville, recording 59 saves, while allowing only 15 goals.

WHATS NEXT FOR THE LADY TIGERS

With a win, Campbellsville will earn an automatic bid to the national semifinal on Friday.
As teams will be reseeded entering semifinal play, game time would be unknown, but would take place at 5 p.m. ET or 7:30 p.m. ET.
If the Lady Tigers were to lose or tie, their fate is unknown, but in the situation of a tie, the tiebreaker does favor Campbellsville to advance.

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Players Mentioned

#9 Molly Hall: Fwd.; 6' 0"; Junior; Ipswich, England

#8 Lakin Walls: Fwd.; 5' 4"; Senior; Bardstown, Ky.

#0 Katelyn Young: GK; 5' 6"; Junior; Medina, Ohio

#11 Magali Brizuela: Fwd.; 5' 4"; Junior; Asuncion, Paraguay

#18 Jessie Bryson: Fwd.; 5' 10"; Freshman; Braeside, Ontario, Canada

#10 Sangmin Cha: Mid.; 5' 5"; Freshman; South Korea

#6 Jenna Croteau: Mid.; 5' 7"; Freshman; Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Players Mentioned

#9 Molly Hall
: 6' 0"; Junior; Ipswich, England
: Fwd.

#8 Lakin Walls
: 5' 4"; Senior; Bardstown, Ky.
: Fwd.

#0 Katelyn Young
: 5' 6"; Junior; Medina, Ohio
: GK

#11 Magali Brizuela
: 5' 4"; Junior; Asuncion, Paraguay
: Fwd.

#18 Jessie Bryson
: 5' 10"; Freshman; Braeside, Ontario, Canada
: Fwd.

#10 Sangmin Cha
: 5' 5"; Freshman; South Korea
: Mid.

#6 Jenna Croteau
: 5' 7"; Freshman; Kanata, Ontario, Canada
: Mid.