Greeneville, Tenn. – The Tusculum Women's Soccer Team (10-6-1) advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Championship by outscoring Lenoir-Rhyne (11-5-2) on penalty kicks, 4-2, in the opening round on Tuesday at Pioneer Field.  The match officially ended in a 1-1 tie after 110 minutes of action.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 1, Tusculum 1 (2OT)
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (11-5-2), Tusculum (10-6-1)
Location:  Pioneer Field | Greeneville, Tenn.
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
•    Jordan Newby (Clinton, Tenn.) scored for Tusculum in the first half while junior midfielder Abbie Brown (Leeds, ENGLAND) scored for the Bears at the 83:28 mark of the second half.  The goal was Brown's team-leading seventh of the season.
•    Lenoir-Rhyne held an 18-15 edge in shots taken.
•    Both goalkeepers – Lenoir-Rhyne senior Alayna Morris (Westminster, Md.) and Tusculum's Hannah Graham (Peachtree City, Ga.) – allowed just one goal while playing all 110 minutes of the contest.  Morris had seven saves while Graham stopped five shots.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:
•    The Bears failed to advance to the league tournament semifinals for the second time in three seasons.

UP NEXT:
Tusculum will face top-seeded and second-ranked Carson-Newman (15-0-1) in the league tournament semifinals on Friday at 4:30 p.m., at Manchester Meadows in Rock Hill, S.C.  The Bears end the year with their 10th consecutive winning season.