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FIRST ROUND
#4 SIUE 2, #5 Eastern Illinois 1
#6 Austin Peay 1, #3 Southeast Missouri 0
SIUE 2, EASTERN ILLINOIS 1
MARTIN, Tenn. - Tory Pitts scored a pair of goals to lead fourth-seeded SIUE past No. 5 Eastern Illinois.
The Cougars advanced to play top-seeded UT Martin in the semifinals on Friday at 4 p.m. CT. The
Panthers concluded their season with a 6-14 overall mark while going 6-4 in OVC play.
Pitts scored the first goal of the OVC Tournament just 8 minutes into the match. The scored would remain 1-0 until Pitts scored her sixth goal of the season in the 59th minute.
Eastern Illinois cut the lead in half as Bianace Navejas scored for the first time this year in the 86th minute.
SIUE outshot Eastern Illinois, 26-4, including recording 15 shots in the first half alone.
EIU's Cortney Jerzy made 13 stops in the loss.
AUSTIN PEAY 1, SOUTEHAST MISSOURI 0
MARTIN, Tenn. - Shelby Olszewski scored a goal in the 85th minute to lift No. 6 Austin Peay past No. 3 Southeast Missouri.
The Lady Govs advance to the semifnals of the OVC Soccer Championship and will face No. 2 Morehead State on Friday at 7 p.m. CT.
The Redhawks finished the season with a 8-7-3 overall mark and a 6-2-2 league record.
Austin Peay held the shot advantage, 22-13, recording 11 shots in each half.
APSU's Nikki Filippone picked up the shutout, making six saves. Southeast Missouri goalkeeper Ashton Aubuchon gave up just one goal and made seven stops.