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Huntington (Ind.) HU (10-8-2)
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Winner Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU (18-1-1)
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Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
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Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 4 3 7

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer cruises past Huntington and into CL finals

SPRING ARBOR, Mich. – The top-seeded, and No. 3 ranked, Spring Arbor University women's soccer team defeated fourth-seeded Huntington University 7-0 on Saturday in the Crossroads League Tournament Semifinals.

With the victory, the Cougars advance to the tournament finals where they will meet Marian University next Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m.

 
 

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: #3 Spring Arbor 7, Huntington 0

LOCATION: Cougar Soccer Complex | Spring Arbor, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 18-1-1, Huntington 10-8-2

 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Spring Arbor put the game away early scoring four times in the first 32 minutes.
  • Renee Broekhuizen put the Cougars on the scoreboard in the eighth minute when she curved her corner kick into the back of the net.
  • Bethany Balcer had two first half goals, scoring both in a four-minute span. Kaley Buck also had a tally in the first stanza.
  • Spring Arbor added three more goals in the second half, including one by Jacquelyn Martin, her first of the season, on a penalty kick.
  • The Cougars outshot the Foresters 25-5 on the night and also earned six corner kicks to HU's one.
  • Ashley Timmons made three saves in the shutout.

 
 

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

  • It was Spring Arbor's second win of the season over Huntington and 15th straight win overall against the Foresters.
  • Spring Arbor advances to the league tournament finals for the eighth straight season. The Cougars have won in each of the previous seven championship matches.
  • The shutout was the 15th of the season for SAU.
  • Balcer has recorded 29 goals on the season, which leads the Crossroads League. She is only two goals off the program's single-season scoring record of 31 – a mark she set last season.
  • Buck finished with two goals – the first multi-goal game of her career.

 
 

QUOTES FROM HEAD COACH JASON CRIST

  • "We were able to get the quick start we wanted, and put the game out of reach in the first 25 minutes."
  • "Our women were very good about adapting to two distinct sets of tactics that Huntington used. We were prepared, and the players recognized and made the appropriate adjustments flawlessly."
  • "Great matches from Kaley Buck, Kelly Hoffius and Casandra Besteman. Kaley had her best match of the year, and Cass and Kelly locked down the midfield area where Huntington had been hurting other teams. They closed down space and kept us in possession of the ball."
  • "We are moving towards playing our best soccer at the right time of the year. We will now rest and begin laying out a plan for Marian."

 
 

UP NEXT

Top-seeded Spring Arbor will host second-seeded Marian (15-2-3) in the Crossroads League Tournament Championship on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. The winner will receive the league's automatic bid to the 2017 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship.

 
 

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