THE RUNDOWN
No. 2 seed Ouachita Baptist women's soccer defeated No. 6 Southern Nazarene 3-0 in the semifinals of the Great American Conference Tournament on Thursday in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Jaymee Dotson scored what would prove to be the game-winning goal in the seventh minute as
Michele Snow made five saves.
Dotson took control of a loose ball in the box and slid it past the keeper just 6:24 into the game.
Snow made three of her five saves in a 13-minute span early in the second as the Crimson Storm made a push shortly after halftime. Ouachita added a pair of goals late in the game to put the match on ice.
Gracen Turner found the back of the net after a corner kick in the 87th minute. Less than 90 seconds later,
Olivia White extended the lead with a goal of her own.
MATCH NOTES
- The Tigers will face the winner of No. 1 Oklahoma Baptist and No. 4 East Central on Saturday in Shawnee
- Dotson's goal was her fourth of the year
- Turner and White each scored their first goals of the season
- Snow's five saves equaled a season high
- Thursday's game was the Tigers' first win in a GAC Tournament game since 2014
- The Tigers are in the GAC Tournament Championship Game for the first time since 2014