No. 6 Lady Bisons defeats No. 2 North Florida 2-1 advance to ASUN Championship
The No. 6 seed Lipscomb University women’s soccer team defeated the No. 2 seed University of North Florida Ospreys 2-1 at Hodges Stadium on Sunday afternoon in the semifinals of the ASUN Women’s Soccer Championship.
With the victory, the Bisons advance to the ASUN Championship Final under first-year head coach Dr. Kathleen Paulsen. Following consecutive conference tournament titles in 2024 and 2025, Lipscomb is now one win away from securing a back-to-back-to-back tournament three-peat.
Lipscomb opened the scoring in the 26th minute when junior midfielder Tatum Ahlemeyer scored off an assist from sophomore defender Natalia Carapazza.
The Bisons extended their lead to 2-0 in the 36th minute. Freshman forward Haylee Dean scored the team’s second goal, assisted by graduate midfielder Teah Vloedman and senior forward Jaide-Simone Prejean. Lipscomb held a two-goal advantage at the halftime break.
North Florida cut the deficit in the 51st minute on a goal by junior midfielder Morgan Guillemette to make the score 2-1.
The Ospreys continued their attack throughout the second half, finishing the match with nine shots on goal. Lipscomb junior goalkeeper Sundell “Sunnie” Woodard recorded 7 saves, including stops against late shots from junior defender Julia Cosgrove and junior defender Zoe Looker in the final five minutes of play. North Florida graduate goalkeeper Sofia Miliancano recorded 2 saves.
The match concluded with a 2-1 final score, following late fouls and an 87th-minute yellow card issued to Vloedman.
No. 6 Lipscomb will face No. 1 FGCU in the ASUN Championship Final on Friday, Nov. 13, in Fort Myers, Fla, with the opportunity to complete the three-peat.
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