FOLEY, Ala. – For the fifth time in six years, Spring Arbor University has advanced to the semifinal round of the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship after defeating No. 2 Southeastern University 1-0 on Thursday evening.

Madison Marshall tallied the lone goal less than two minutes into the match. The goal was Marshall's third of the final site after scoring a pair in SAU's 3-2 win over Eastern Oregon University on Tuesday.

 
THE BASICS
SCORE: (7) Spring Arbor 1, (2) Southeastern 0
LOCATION: Foley Sports Tourism Championship Field | Foley, Ala.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 15-2-1, Southeastern 17-2-1

 
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

• Spring Arbor got the only goal it needed less than two minutes into the match. Madison Marshall split a pair of Southeastern defenders outside the 18-yard box before tucking a left-footed shot just inside the far post.
• The Cougars shut down the high-powered Southeastern attack, limiting the Fire to just two shots on goal.
• Southeastern's best chance came in the 81st minute, but a diving save by SAU goalkeeper Samantha Tracey denied SEU's leading goal scorer, Aisha Solorzano, and preserved the Cougars' 1-0 lead.
• The shutout was the 13th of the season for Spring Arbor – the third-most in the country this season.

 

UP NEXT
No. 7 Spring Arbor matches up against No. 3 Keiser in the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Semifinals on Saturday, May 1 with kickoff set for 8 p.m. ET.

The only prior meeting between the two teams came in the national tournament semifinals in 2018 where Keiser came away with a 3-1 win over the then-defending national champion Cougars.