ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – The Patriots earned the one-goal win over John Brown (Ark.) in a match that was suspended at halftime in Pensacola, Fla., and resumed in Orange Beach, Ala.
The decisive moment came in the 89th minute when the Patriots’ Nicole Araujo found the back of the net, assisted by Carola Fontan, breaking the deadlock and sending UC to the national semifinals. Araujo’s goal was her 11th of the season. Both teams were playing lock-down defense, limiting open looks on frame. Cumberlands’ goalkeeper Morgan White made five saves to secure the clean sheet. John Brown’s goalie, Marely Fonseca, also made five saves.
The Patriots outshot John Brown 13-12, with six of their shots on target compared to JBU’s five. Cumberlands improved to 15-4-3, while John Brown wraps up the season at 15-2-4. UC will take on Oklahoma Wesleyan Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. CT.
Volume II | Issue III Conference action for many teams is starting or has started already. It’s crazy to think that in just over a month the first of 19 conference tournaments kick off and teams start punching a ticket into the 2026 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship. Check out more information on this years […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jenna Brown of College of Saint Mary (Neb.) helped the Flames overcome a 26-8 shot deficit as she picked up PrestoSports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week honors in the fourth installment of the weekly award. The hometown goalkeeper put on a show up north in Mitchell, S.D., last week, […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Tennessee Southern sophomore, Millie Rayner lifted the Firehawks to a pair of Southern States Athletic Conference victories last week with nearly a dozen goals and 26 shots as the High Halstow, England, native earns PrestoSports-NAIA Women’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week honors. The sophomore sparked the UT Southern attack multiple […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The teams continue to move around in the second STADIONIC NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of the regular season as the Seahawks of Keiser (Fla.) reclaim the No. 1 spot and Marian (Ind.) behind a 5-0-1 start to the season climbs to No. 2. The Seahawks garnered 17 first […]