Women's Soccer To Face Keiser in NAIA Semifinal Match

ORANGE BEACH, Ala.- For the second-straight season, the Southeastern University women's soccer team will compete in the NAIA National Championship Semifinals. Thanks to a goal in the 96^th minute from senior forward Uchenna Kanu, the No. 6 Seed Fire defeated the No. 3 Seed University of Northwestern Ohio Racers 2-1 in an overtime thriller to become one of the final four teams remaining in the field. Southeastern will face a very familiar face in the National Semifinals, as the Fire will face off against Sun Conference rival No. 2 Seed Keiser for a third time this season.

MATCH:
NAIA National Championship Semifinals | Friday | 7:00 p.m. ET | Orange Beach, Ala.
No. 6 Southeastern (19-4) vs. No. 2 Keiser (21-1)

COVERAGE:
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FIRE FOCUS:

• The Southeastern women's soccer team is the first SEU athletic program to ever appear in two NAIA national semifinals.
• Kanu's first goal against UNOH set a new NAIA record for Career Points. The Abia, Nigeria native now sits at 365 points (157 goals, 51 assists) in her collegiate career.
• The goal in extra time was Kanu's NAIA-leading 12^th game-winning goal of the season.
• Senior midfielder Bania Duran has now registered an assist in seven consecutive contests.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Holly Eddins registered seven saves against UNOH. This marked the most saves in a single-game Eddins had gathered since recording nine saves against the Racers in their first meeting on September 21.
• SEU is now 15-3-2 in the postseason all-time under head coach Randy Belli's guidance.
• The Fire have outscored opponents 72-24 in those matches.
• Kanu has 30 postseason goals all-time in 20 career postseason appearances.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS:

• This marks the third meeting this season between Southeastern and Keiser with both the regular season and TSC Tournament Final going to the Seahawks by a score of 2-1.
• Kanu is the only SEU player to have found the back of the net against KU this season.
• The Fire trail the all-time series to the Seahawks 1-11-3, with Southeastern's lone win over Keiser coming in The 2017 Sun Conference Tournament Final 4-2.
• The last nine Southeastern-Keiser meetings have been determined by two goals or less.

THE SEAHAWKS:

• Keiser comes into the semifinal match riding a 20-game win streak and looking to get back to the NAIA Final for a second-straight season.
• The Seahawks have outscored opponents 14-2 in the NAIA National Tournament thus far. Keiser defeated No. 7 Seed Westmont 2-1 to advance to the semifinals.
• Senior midfielder Filippa Millqvist has netted three of her five season goals in the national tournament, also distributing two assists.
• Sophmore forward Matilda Ovenberger leads the Seahawks with 21 goals on the season, but has yet to find the back of the net in Orange Beach.
• Four of the 10 goals senior goalkeeper Nina Haeberlin has conceded this season have occurred in her last five games in goal.

TALE OF THE TAPE:

SEU
Goals per Game: 4.6
Shots per Game: 20.8
Shots on Goal per Game: 11
Shutouts: 6
Individual Goals Leader: Uchenna Kanu (42)
Individual Assists Leader: Uchenna Kanu (19)
Individual Saves Leader: Holly Eddins (79)
 
KU
Goals per Game: 4.1
Shots per Game: 26.9
Shots on Goal per Game: 12.4
Shutouts: 14
Individual Goals Leader: Maja Henriksson (19)
Individual Saves Leader: Nina Haeberlin (50)

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