PULASKI, Tenn. - 11/11/2008 - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University women's soccer team ended their season with a 5-0 loss at NAIA No. 3 and defending NAIA National Champion, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College. This marked the third straight season that Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has advanced to the semifinals. However, this season, unlike the past two years, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has no region tournament to advance to as the NAIA has gone away from region tournament play.
Martin Methodist (17-1), the top seed in the TranSouth Conference Tournament, scored two quick goals in the match to put Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ down early. At the half, the RedHawks led 3-0. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ could only get away three shots in the match, with none finding the back of the net. Martin Methodist added two second half goals to defeat the Lady Bulldogs 5-0.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ goalie Laura Pla faced 17 shots from Martin Methodist, included 12 shots on goal, as she recorded seven saves.
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ ends the season with a 13-6 record. It is the same record that Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ posted in 2007, which ends the three-year run of increasing their win totals (2005: 4 wins, 2006: 10 wins, 2007: 13 wins).
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