2006 TranSouth Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, Oct. 25 - Round One
Game 1 - Lyon College def. Lambuth University, 2-0
Game 2 - Union University def. Trevecca Nazarene University, 5-0
Friday, Oct. 27 - Semifinals
Game 3 - Bethel College def. Lyon College, 4-1
Game 4 - Martin Methodist College def. Union University, 10-1
Saturday, Oct. 28 - Championship
Game 5 - Martin Methodist College def. Bethel College, 2-1 (2OT)
 Clare Sykes hugs Victoria Charnley in celebration of their third TranSouth Championship. MMC Three-peat TranSouth Tournament
Victoria Charnley headed the golden goal in a 2-1 victory of Bethel College with just a minute and a half remaining in double overtime to lift Martin Methodist College to their third-consecutive TranSouth Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Championship at the East Campus Soccer Field Saturday.
The goal came as a result of a corner kick by Shannon Walter with 1:37 remaining on the clock, as Walter picked up her 20th assist of the season.
MMC and Bethel battled to a scoreless first half in similar fashion to their regular season meeting. Julia Bazi netted the RedHawks' first goal in the 47th minute off a free kick that was tipped into the goal by Bethel keeper Ugo Opara's save attempt.
The Wildcats slipped past the RedHawks' defense to post only two shots in the second half on RedHawks' keeper Sarah Prendergast. Leah O'Grady collected Bethel's first shot, which was blocked by Prendergast, but Miranda Tabaks was there for a rebound and goal to tie the match 1-1 in the 61st minute.
The first over time period was played mostly in the midfield. Bethel kicked off to start the 10-minute period, posting a shot wide left on an early possession, while MMC collected only two shots. MMC controlled the next eight and a half minutes of play, collecting five shots on goal.
Prendergast had four saves, while Opana had 12.
Both teams advance to the NAIA Region XI Tournament. More details on the tournament will be released next week. Bethel will compete in a Region play-in match Saturday, Nov. 4, while MMC earns a bye into the semifinals, hosted by Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, Ky. on Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 6-7.
 Bethel's Leah O'Grady slips a ball past Lyon goalkeeper Stephanie Henderson.
O'Grady Hat Trick Leads Bethel to Championship Match
Leah O'Grady posted a hat trick to help lead Bethel College, ranked 13th in the NAIA, to a 4-1 victory over Lyon College in their first TranSouth Tournament match, after joining the TSAC in the summer.
O'Grady netted her 75th career goal in the 20th minute to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead with an assist from DeAnn Flores. She added the eventual game-winner in the 44th minute to give Bethel a 2-0 halftime lead.
Flores assisted Florence Iweta in the 57th minute to put Bethel up by three, followed four minutes later by O'Grady from an assist by Philishia Lewis.
While Bethel was looking for the keep the shutout trend of Round One in tact, Lyon's Jessica Baker scored with a minute and a half remaining off an assist by Martha Selienga.
First Team All-Conference goalkeeper Stephanie Henderson collected 10 saves in net for Lyon, while Ugo Opara had three for Bethel.
 MMC's Shannon Walter takes a corner kick for the RedHawks. MMC Passes Century Mark for Goals, Advances to Championship Match
Shannon Walter collected two goals and three assists to lead Martin Methodist College, ranked fifth in the NAIA, to a 10-1 victory over Union University in the TranSouth Athletic Conference semi-finals Friday afternoon.
Walter scored MMC's first goal of the match and 100th of the season after just one minute and 15 seconds of play, as the RedHawks reach the century mark for the second consecutive season. Maria Sonnerborg followed one minute later to put MMC up 2-0. Mizuki Yoshida gave the RedHawks a 3-0 lead in the fifth minute off an assist by Walter.
Clare Sykes, Amanda Johansson, Julia Bazi and Kelly Lewicki each added goals in the first half to give MMC a 7-0 lead at the break. Johansson scored again in the 58th minute, followed by Tassia Augusto to put MMC up 9-0.
Union's inspirational leader, Nikki Burau, scored the Bulldogs' lone goal in the 67th minute from a free kick for her third goal of the season.
Walter added her second goal of the match in the 78th minute.
MMC advances to host Bethel in the Championship for an attempt at their third-consecutive TranSouth Tournament Championship.
Round One Recap
Union and Lyon Post Shutouts in First-Ever Post Season Match
Union University and Lyon College both captured shutout victories in Round One of the TranSouth Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament Wednesday night on their home fields.
Caitlin Zimmerman scored a pair of goals, including the game-winner, to help lead Union to their first TranSouth Tournament victory in their second year of the program, shutting out Trevecca Nazarene Unviersity 5-0. Brooke Walker and Jill Landers also scored in the first 45 minutes to give Union a 4-0 halftime lead. Katelin Dirksen added the Lady Bulldogs' fifth goal in the final 10 minutes of play.
Sarah Ruegger and Angelique Armenta each netted goals to lift Lyon to a 2-0 win over Lambuth University Wendesday afternoon for their first-ever TSAC Tournament victory. Ruegger struck first in the 20th minute on an assist from Katy Smith, while Armenta added another goal in the 32nd minute.
Pipers’ junior goal keeper Stephanie Henderson got her eighth shutout of the season with the win, and collected three saves.
Lyon advances to meet Bethel College, ranked 13th in the NAIA, on Friday, while Union meets Martin Methodist College, ranked No. 5 in the NAIA.
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