Nov. 17, 2006

OLATHE, Kan. - Concordia University (Ore.) scored four unanswered goals to punch its ticket to the quarterfinals of the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Friday with a 4-1 victory over Oklahoma Christian University at the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe, Kan.

Oklahoma Christian, the No. 12 seed, took an early 1-0 lead when Stephanie Duncan scored an unassisted goal in the seventh minute.  Concordia answered two and a half minutes later though on a Caitlin Verhofstadt goal at 8:55.

Concordia captured the lead it would not relinquish in the 37^th minute when Jessica Ramback chipped a shot into the upper left corner of the goal to put the Cavaliers up 2-1. 

In the second half, Jennifer Hughes scored her first goal of the season at the 57:46 mark off an assist from Verhofstadt, increasing the Concordia advantage to 3-1.  The Cavaliers closed out the scoring in the 74^th minute as Justine Pronovost headed in a cross from Breeanne Baker for her 16^th goal of the year.

OCU ends its season with a 17-2-2 record, while Concordia improved to 19-1-2.

The Cavaliers will now face fourth-seeded Houghton College Saturday night in the quarterfinals beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Goals by Period:

                      1^st          2^nd               Final

OCU             1            0                  1

CU                2            2                  4

Scoring Summary:

Period            Time           Team           Player                    Assist

1                      6:21            OCU             Duncan                  Unassisted

1                      8:55            CU                Verhofstadt           Unassisted

1                      36:05          CU                Ramback               Unassisted

2                      57:46          CU                Hughes                  Verhofstadt

2                      73:43          CU                Pronovost              Barker

Cautions/Ejections:

None