Another Win Over Denison Puts Wooster in NCAC Tourney Finals

For the second time in four days, The College of Wooster women's soccer team tripped up nationally-ranked Denison University in Granville, Ohio, and Wednesday night's 1-0 victory over the No. 19 Big Red earns the Fighting Scots a spot in the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.

On Saturday, Wooster (14-5), the No. 4 seed, will be at second-seeded Wittenberg University (10-3-6), which needed penalty kicks to advance over Allegheny College after a 0-0 tie in Wednesday's other semifinal.

The Denison-Wooster match also was a defensive struggle, as the two teams combined for just 17 shots and five corner kicks. It was scoreless all the way up until 5:14 remained in regulation when Scot senior forward Kate Kiley was in the right place, rebounding in a shot by freshman teammate Bri Fulmer. The initial attempt came from about 30 yards out and hit off the crossbar before Kiley chipped it in for her ninth goal of the season.

Statistically, it was an evenly played game as Wooster wound up with a narrow 9-8 edge in shots. Only one of the Big Red's was on target, as Scot goalkeeper Sara Flannelly was credited with one save, which came in the 33rd minute. It marked the first career shutout for Flannelly, a senior making just her fifth career start.

Wooster will be making its third appearance in the NCAC Tournament finals with the others coming in 2002 and 2003. Saturday's starting time is yet to be finalized.