WICHITA, Kan. – The No. 1 seed Washburn women's soccer team defeated No. 3 seed Pittsburg State 2-0 in the MIAA Tournament Championship game on Sunday afternoon at Stryker Sports Complex.
Washburn improves to 16-1-3, while Pittsburg State drops its first match of the season, falling to 16-1-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
It was a defensive battle between Washburn and Pittsburg State, for a vast majority of the match. The Ichabods outshot the Gorillas 6-5 in the first half, including 2-1 shots on goal.
"We've got some attacking weapons for sure right, and I think it's just doing the work to allow those weapons to go be dangerous", said Washburn Head Coach
Davy Phillips. I thought we cleaned things up in the second half, I think we limited their chances and again it gave us a chance to play on our front foot, give our attackers/forwards chances to attack the goal," Phillips added.
The match remained tied, as both teams could not find the back of the net going into the final 10 minutes.
Avery McCorry broke the tie open, scoring in the 83
rd minute and
Leah Henke added a goal in the 88
th minute, to put the match away.
"I'm really happy for the program, they've been terrific all year, they're deserving of it, couldn't be happier for the girls," Phillips added. "We're going to have our hands full no matter who we play, but we love being at home, we love playing at Yager."
Washburn was ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Power Index (NPI) Central Region rankings before today's championship game, behind Pittsburg State and Minnesota State Mankato.
GAME NOTES
UP NEXT
Washburn received an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament, and will find out where and who they will play during the NCAA Tournament Championship Selection Show on Monday at 6 p.m.
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