WINONA LAKE, Ind. - Grace's women's soccer team is riding high with a six-game winning streak entering Saturday's Crossroads League Tournament semifinal.
The NAIA 17th-ranked Lady Lancers will try for their seventh straight win and 14th win of the season at Miller Field at 3 p.m. against St. Francis in the semifinals.
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LIVE STATSGrace defeated Huntington 1-0 in last week's quarterfinal match while St. Francis upset third-seeded Mt. Vernon Nazarene on the road, 2-0. In the team's regular-season matchup, Grace won 1-0 on the Cougars' field, using a first-half goal from
Meredith Hollar for the victory.
Saturday's game features the CL Offensive Player of the Year (
Mallory Rondeau), CL Midfielder of the Year (
Carianne Sobey) and CL Defensive Player of the Year (St. Francis's Sarah Freygang). Rondeau is on a hot streak with a goal or assist in eight straight games.
The Lady Lancers have only advanced to one other league tournament championship game (2012). Grace's No. 17 ranking in the NAIA is the highest in program history. Grace is aiming for its first trip to NAIA Nationals.
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