FOLEY, Ala. – No. 24 Benedictine Women's Soccer returns to the host site of the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship on Monday as they take on No. 11 Tennessee Southern.
Benedictine (14-4-4) and UT-Southern (15-4-2) take on each other at 7 p.m. at the Foley Sports Tourism Championship Stadium. The match-up between the Ravens and the Firehawks is the second time the two programs have met during the Championship. UT-Southern, previously known as Martin Methodist, and Benedictine met during the third round of the 2017 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship where Benedictine earned a Shootout win 5/5 over 3/4.
UT-Southern advanced to the final site, earning a 1-0 win over No. 19 Oklahoma Wesleyan University. Hikaru Uchida scored during the 15th minute off an assist from Camilla Tayebi. The Firehawks held a 14-12 advantage in shots with 5 shots on goal. Keeper Kayken Stockstill finished with 4 saves over 90 minutes.
Benedictine advanced to the final site, earning a 1-0 overtime win over No. 5 Columbia (Mo.). Riley Degner scored during the 96th minute off an assist from Annabelle Hood. The Ravens recorded 9 shots, six of which were on goal. Makenzie Korzencki matched her career high in saves with 10 over 110 minutes in goal.
Monday's game will be streamed by the NAIA at www.NAIAnetwork.com and is a pay-per-view stream. Live stats will also be available at https://www.ravenathletics.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/schedule. An on-campus watch party will be held with details to be released on Monday through social media.
Stats Comparison
Goals: UT-Southern 83, Benedictine 52
Goals/Game: UT-Southern 3.6, Benedictine 2.4
SOG: UT-Southern 219, Benedictine 193
Assists: UT-Southern 75, Benedictine 36
Goals Against Average: UT-Southern 0.74, Benedictine 0.77
Saves: UT-Southern 70, Benedictine 76
Leaders
Goals: Marina Nawa (UT-Southern) 24; Rachel Beffa (Benedictine) 10.
Assists: Marina Nawa (UT-Southern) 16; Annabelle Hoog (Benedictine) 6.
SOG: Nao Katamoto (UT-Southern) 51, Rachel Beffa (Benedictine) 30
Saves: Layken Stockstill (UT-Southern) 47; Makenzie Korzencki (Benedictine) 75
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