Pensacola, Fla. --- After hosting opening round to sneak past West Georgia in a 2-1 defeat, No. 7 University of West Florida women's soccer team heads to Huntsville, Ala. to meet with Lee University in the GSC Championship semifinal match. The game will take place at John Hunt Park Friday, Nov. 4 at 3:30 p.m.
 
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A Look Back
In a 2-1 game involving penalty kicks from each team, the Argos were able to conclude in 90 minutes to uplift UWF to the semifinals.
 
In the second half, the Argos committed a foul in the box and the Wolves were called for a handball in the box within three minutes of each other to each get a goal on the board off penalty kicks. Blair Cowan was creating action in the box to earn a handball – Cowan found the back of the net for the game-winner to score her 19^th goal of the season.
 
As two goals were scored in the second half, the lone first half goal in the 20^th minute was the start to give UWF momentum early in the match. It took two passes the began from the back line starting with Bailey Erwig to reach Brianna Pope at half, and finish with a Kileigh Whited goal. The 60-yard run to connect with Pope was Whited's second goal of the season.
 
Scouting the Lee Flames
Lee University entered the GSC Championships as the 5-seed with a 11-2-5 overall record. The Flames got their revenge against the Montevallo in a 3-2 win in the quarterfinals after losing to the Falcons in regular season.
 
Tatum Miller recorded a two-goal game to score her fourth and fifth goals of the season. Miller got on the board first for Lee in the 15^th minute. Just minutes before the finalizing the first half, Montevallo found the back of the net to even the score but the lead went back to the Flames two just minutes after a Kassidy Kellett goal from Ellie Crisler.
 
Entering the last 45 minutes, Miller scored her second goal of the evening to help the Flames advance to the semifinals.
 
Argo and Lee National Poll Comparison
The Argos entered the GSC Championships with a United Soccer Coaches ranking at No. 8. Since Oct. 4, they have been ranked top-25 in the national polls working their way from No. 25 to a now No. 7 ranking – highest this season – after defeating West Georgia.
 
After the first releasing of national polls Sep. 6, the Lee Flames were placed No. 9 and stayed in the top-25 rankings for six consecutive weeks. The Flames have lost their placing in the top-25 after losing to Montevallo followed by a tie against Alabama Montgomery.
 
Argo vs. Flame History
The last time the Argos met was just shy of four weeks ago in a top-25 showdown in regular season. Manami Okada scored the game-winner goal off a corner kick from Ahnalie Layman to give the Flames their first loss of the season. This was the first Argo win over the Flames since 2018.
 
The Argos have a 5-6-2 history record and the Flames have a slight 13-12 goal scored advantage over the course of 13 games played against each other starting in 2013.
 
This will be a rematch as the Argos and Flames met in the GSC semifinals in 2021 falling short 1-0 with a goal that occurred in the 75^th minute.
 
GSC Championship Finals
The other remaining teams in the GSC Championship is the 2-seed Mississippi College Choctaws and the 3-seed West Alabama Tigers who will go head-to-head at 6:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala.
 
The winners of each match will play for the tournament trophy Sunday, Nov. 6 at noon.
 
About Mississippi College Choctaws
The Choctaws (14-3-1) advanced to the semifinals after blanking Christian Brothers 3-0 in the quarterfinals.
 
Erin Hederman found a goal early in the eighth minute followed by Beatrice Currie and Avery Hederman in the second half. All three Choctaws players were selected first team All-GSC. This is A. Hederman and Currie's second first team All-GSC selection in a row.
 
The Choctaws outshot Christian Brothers 26-5 and only allowed one shot on target.
 
E. Hederman leads the team with 37 points followed by Currie with 36 and A. Hederman with 26. Currie leads the team with 15 goals and E. Hederman is just behind with 13 goals and tallying a total of 11 assists.
 
In the last matchup against the Tigers in regular season, the Choctaws came out victorious in a 3-0 win (Sep. 25) with a goal from E. Hederman and two go ahead goals by Margherita Guibilato.
 
About West Alabama Tigers
After 110 minutes of play, the Tigers (10-5-2) reached the semifinals over Delta State in a PK shootout.
 
Ending in 1-1 tie after 90 minutes of regulation with a goal from Mikayla Anderson, the Tigers went on to a shootout with the Tigers having an edge 4-2 on penalty kicks.
 
Goalkeeper Maria Mon recorded seven saves and two saves during one round of PK shootouts to take the win.
 
Dana Cruz leads the team with seven goals and six assists followed by Paige Laidler with five goals. Cruz was named first team All-GSC and Laidler and Mon were named second team All-GSC.
 
The only conference loss by the Argos came from West Alabama. It was the first game of regular season conference and the Argos came out short in a 1-0 loss off a penalty kick from Laidler.