COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The Washburn Soccer team is off to the DII Women's Soccer Final Four as the No. 1 seed, where they will take on No. 4 seed Franklin Pierce tomorrow starting at 4 p.m. CT. 

"Our team continues to inspire me, and I'm so grateful that we have the opportunity to play together in another Final Four vs a well-coached Franklin Pierce team," said Washburn Head Coach Davy Phillips. "It's a group that loves each other and loves competing together. There is such a strong character in the team that has pushed our mentality and performances all year." 

Washburn(14-3-6) is coming off a 3-2 win over Missouri - St. Louis in the Elite Eight. 

Leah Henke scored the game winner this past Saturday, which was her 12th of the season, and moved her into solo 4th in program history for goals in a single season, breaking a tie with Khloe Schuckman, who also wore the #11 shirt. 

Lindsey Maul, Lakin Rold, Sam Searcey, Rilyn Snyder, & Shaye Taylor all played 90 minutes in the Elite Eight victory, with Shaye Taylor scoring the opening goal from a corner taken by Bricelyn Betts. 

Lili Everley once again came up big when it mattered most, coming up with 5 saves. She now has 64 saves on the year with a save percentage of 82%.

ABOUT FRANKLIN PIERCE
The Ravens are 16-2-5 on the season and advanced to the Final Four after they beat West Chester 3-2 in OT. They have five players who have 5+ goals on the season, and they average over 2 goals a game. 

SERIES HISTORY
This is the first meeting between the two programs.

FOLLOW ALONG
Fans can keep up with Thursday's match through live stats, and live updates will be available on the team's official X (Twitter) account, @IchabodWSOC, and fans can also watch the match live.