Box Score BOCA RATON, Fla. - University of Denver women's soccer defeated Arkansas State 3-1 in the Semifinals of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament on Thursday night.
The No. 2-seeded Pioneers (16-5-1) jumped out to an early lead, when sophomore midfielder Bria Beardsley (Mission Viejo, Calif.) buried a pass from freshman midfielder Katy Van Lieshout (Boulder, Colo.) just 4:08 into the game.
The Pioneers struck again in the 17th minute off a goal by senior midfielder Lizzy Carlson (Honolulu, Hawaii), who was assisted by senior midfielder Mariah Johnston (Littleton, Colo.).
Freshman forward Kaitlin Bast (Centennial, Colo.) scored her third goal of the tournament 32 minutes into the contest with a header off a cross by junior defender Megan Flannery (Littleton, Colo.).
Lyndsey Patterson put Arkansas State (8-10-3) on the board 32 seconds into the second half off an assist from Lucy Brient.
Denver continues its quest for an unprecedented fourth-straight SBC Tournament title and NCAA Tournament appearance, when the Pioneers battle No. 8 Arkansas-Little Rock in the Finals on Sat. at 11 a.m. MT. The Trojans, the lowest seeded team in the tournament, upset No. 1 Florida International 1-0 yesterday and No. 4 North Texas today. UALR beat Denver 3-1 on Oct. 18 in Little Rock, marking the first time the Trojans had ever knocked off the Pioneers in 13 meetings.
2009 Sun Belt Soccer Championship Seeds
1. | Florida International | 9-1-1 | .863 |
2. | Denver * | 9-2 | .818 |
3. | Western Kentucky * | 9-2 | .818 |
4. | North Texas | 7-2-2 | .727 |
5. | Middle Tennessee | 6-4-1 | .591 |
6. | Arkansas State | 5-5-1 | .500 |
7. | Troy | 5-6 | .454 |
8. | UALR | 4-6-1 | .409 |
* Denver and WKU have identical 9-2 records, however Denver defeated WKU 2-0 on October 23.
2009 Sun Belt Soccer Championship Schedule
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - Quarterfinals | |
MATCH 1 | No. 8 UALR 1, No. 1 FIU 0 OT | |
MATCH 2 | No. 4 North Texas 2, No. 5 Middle Tennessee 1 | |
MATCH 3 | No. 2 Denver 3, No. 7 Troy 0 | |
MATCH 4 | No. 3 WKU vs No. 6 Arkansas State | |
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Thursday, November 5, 2009 - Semifinals | |
MATCH 5 | No. 8 UALR 1, No. 4 North Texas 0 | |
MATCH 6 | No. 2 Denver 3, vs Arkansas State 1 | |
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Saturday, November 7, 2009 - Championship | |
MATCH 7 | No. 8 UALR vs No. 2 Denver | 11:00 AM |
ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
