Concordia Edges Embry-Riddle to advance to NAIA Championship Semifinals

12/4/2013 8:10:00 PM

Concordia 1, Embry-Riddle 0?? Stats Comparison CU ERAU Goals 1 0 Shots 15 4 Shots on Goal 5 1 Corner Kicks 6 3 Saves 4 1 Fouls 7 16 CU Leaders ERAU Kimsey 1 Goals 0 N/A Eckler 4 Shots 1 Obita Olsen Eckler 2 SOG 1 Olsen Ayala 1 Assists 0 N/A Brock 1 Saves 3 Lynch Concordia Women's Soccer > Roster > Schedule/Results > 2013 Season Stats > CCC Standings > CCC Stats > NAIA Rankings

ORANGE BEACH, Ala.—Avenging its only loss of the season, Concordia University defeated Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 1-0 in the NAIA National Championship quarterfinals, played at Orange Beach Sportsplex on Wednesday.

Concordia (20-1-1) will face No. 1-seeded Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) in the semifinals on Friday.

Senior captain Hannah Kimsey (Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River H.S.) used a perfectly placed pass from Jasmin Ayala (Simi Valley, Calif./Valley Christian H.S.) in the 59th minute for the lone goal of the game to send Concordia into the national semifinals for the seventh time since 2003.

Following a blocked shot near the 18-yard line, defender Jasmin Ayala (Simi Valley, Calif./Valley Christian H.S.) made an extended run off a counter attack to initiate the score. Covering nearly 50 yards on the run, Ayala then split a pair of players with a slotted pass to Kimsey, who quickly found space between two more defenders.

After a couple of minor touches, Kimsey launched an 18-yard blast into the upper corner for the eventual game-winning score.

Concordia outshot the Eagles 15-to-4 with Embry-Riddle (16-5-1) managing just two shots in each half.

Embry-Riddle 's best scoring opportunity came in the 20th minute as Martine Olsen found herself on a breakaway which forced CU keeper Olivia Brock (Olympia, Wash./Olympia H.S.) to race forward for a denial. Meeting the ball just before Olsen, Brock erased the threat and preserved the shutout.

Concordia nearly got on the board early in the first half with several corner kicks while Kimsey almost put the Cavs up in the waning moments of the half with a shot that rolled perilously along the goal line, but failed to completely cross over the line.

The Concordia win returned the favor as Embry-Riddle defeated the Cavaliers 2-1 in a September match played in Daytona Beach, Florida.

NOTES: Concordia improved to 6-3-2 in the quarterfinals… Concordia and Lindsey Wilson have met four previous time in postseason action with the Blue Raiders owning the No. 1 seed on all four occasions… Alternating wins and losses, Concordia is 3-3-0 in national semifinals…The Cavaliers last played in a national semifinal in 2011 when it defeated Pt. Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 4-0…Concordia has now won 16-straight matches with the last 10 coming via shutout…The Cavaliers have not allowed a goal in 976 minutes and lead the NAIA with 17 shutouts in 22 outings.

Concordia vs. Lindsey Wilson in NAIA Championships
2003	L, 0-2	Semifinals	#4 Concordia, #1 Lindsey Wilson
2004	L, 0-2	Championship	#6 Concordia, #1 Lindsey Wilson
2008	W, 3-0	Semifinals	#5 Concordia, #1 Lindsey Wilson
2011	W, 2-1	Quarterfinals	#8 Concordia, #1 Lindsey Wilson