Box Score

Mobile (Ala.) MOB (12-8-0)

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU (19-1-1)

Mobile (Ala.) MOB

(12-8-0)

Final

Nov. 26, 2018

Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU

(19-1-1)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Mobile (Ala.) MOB	0	0	0
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU	1	1	2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer | 11/26/2018 12:00:00 AM

Women's Soccer advances to NAIA Quarterfinals with 2-0 win over Mobile

Next Game:

vs. Benedictine (Kan.)

11/28/2018 | 2:30 PM

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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – Spring Arbor University has advanced to the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Quarterfinals after shutting out No. 18 Mobile (Ala.) 2-0 on Monday evening.

Senior Bethany Balcer recorded both goals in the match, and has now scored 21 career national tournament goals.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: No. 2 Spring Arbor 2, No. 18 Mobile 0

LOCATION: Orange Beach Sportsplex | Orange Beach, Ala.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 19-1-1, Mobile 12-8-0

HOW IT HAPPENED

Spring Arbor started fast, creating several scoring chances early. The Cougars, the tournament's No. 1-seed, earned two corner kicks in the first two minutes of action with the second resulting in a header from Balcer going just over the crossbar. Moments later, a shot from Kaley Buck beat the Mobile goalkeeper but bounced off the crossbar.
Spring Arbor was able to break the deadlock in the 37th minute. After drawing a foul on the left wing outside the 18-yardbox, Balcer blasted the ensuing free kick low, inside the near post to give SAU a 1-0 lead.
Balcer added a big insurance goal in the 59th minute. A turnover by the Rams in their own end put the ball at the feet of Lauren Orr, who played a perfect through ball to Balcer and she would bury the shot.
Mobile made a late push looking to keep its season alive. The Rams nearly found the back of the net off a corner kick in the closing minutes, but Haley Lord cleared the ball off the goal line to preserve the clean sheet.
Spring Arbor outshot Mobile 17-4 and finished with nine corner kicks while the Rams had two.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE

The shutout was the 16th of the season for Spring Arbor – the most in the country.
With her two goals, Balcer now has 126 career goals, moving her into fifth place all-time in NAIA history.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor takes on No. 9 Benedictine College (Kan.) (20-1-2) in a rematch of last year's national championship match on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET.