LAKELAND, Fla.- The No. 9 nationally ranked Southeastern University women's soccer team will look to repeat as Sun Conference Tournament Champions, as the second-seeded Fire are set to host the fourth-seeded St. Thomas University Bobcats in the SUN Final tomorrow night.
MATCH:
No. 9 (#2) Southeastern (14-3) vs. RV (#4) St. Thomas (12-4-2)
Friday | 7:00 p.m. | Lakeland, Fla. | SEU Soccer Complex
COVERAGE:
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FIRE FOCUS:
- Southeastern defeated third-seeded SCAD-Savannah 2-1 at the SEU Soccer Complex in their SUN Semifinal on Tuesday night.
- Makayla Peddycoart and Aisha Solorzano were the goal scorers for the Fire, while Holly Eddins logged seven saves in goal for SEU.
- SEU is making its sixth-straight appearance in the Sun Conference Final, with this being the first of those appearances that the Fire will face an opponent other than Keiser in the championship match.
- The Fire are looking to tack on their third SUN tourney title of all-time, having brought home the hardware in 2017 and 2020.
- Solorzano is now riding an eight-match point streak on the season and is just one assist away from becoming Southeastern's all-time career leader in assists at 53.
ALL-TIME SERIES:
- The Fire lead the Bobcats 7-4 in the rivalry all-time, with SEU having won sixth-straight in the series.
- The last time St. Thomas defeated Southeastern was a 2-1 victory on October 4, 2012, in Lakeland.
- SEU defeated STU 3-1 on the road earlier this season on October 14. Ramsey Watkins netted a goal for SEU in the win, while Solrozano netted two scores.
- Katharina Jullich scored the lone goal of the prior meeting this season for the Bobcats.
THE BOBCATS:
- St. Thomas is making its first trip to The Sun Conference Final since 2013, when the Bobcats defeated Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 1-0 to win the championship.
- The Bobcats upset the two-time reigning NAIA national champion Keiser Seahawks 3-1 in their SUN semifinal match to advance to the final this past Tuesday.
- Miranda Ferradaz, Andrea Manzur, and Leonie Weide netted the goals for STU versus Keiser. Weide also assisted on a score.
- Senior Bobcats' forward Katharina Jullich is the leading point-getter for St. Thomas this season, having scored seven goals and dished out six assists.
