COLUMBIA, Ky.-- The Lindsey Wilson College men's and women's soccer teams look to advance to the semifinals of the NAIA National Championships in today's quarterfinal action.
The No. 1 seed Blue Raider women take on Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) University at 4 p.m. CT in Decatur, Ala., followed by the top seeded men at 9 p.m. against Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College in Fresno, Calif.
The women topped Southern Nazarene (Okla.) University 4-0 and the men beat Bellevue (Neb.) University 2-0 in second-round play on Monday to advance to the quarterfinals.
Point Loma enters today's game with a 14-4-3 record, including a 6-1 win against No. 8 seed Vanguard (Calif.) University on Tuesday. The Blue Raider's lead the all-time series against the Crusaders 2-0.
Point Loma is led in goal by keeper Tiffany Kracy who ranks 10th in the NAIA in goals against per game with a 0.450 average. Lauren Abarca and Brook Winklepleck lead the Crusader offense with five goals each on the season.
Martin Methodist (12-3-2) advanced to face with Blue Raider men with a narrow 1-0 win over Southern Poly State (Ga.) on Tuesday.
Lindsey Wilson is 4-1 all-time against Martin Methodist, including a 3-1 win this season on Oct. 24 in Pulaski, Tenn. Blue Raider junior Carnell Learmond paced the squad against the Redhawks with two goals.
The Redhawks are led by Tiago Reichert who ranks ninth in the NAIA in game-winning goals per game (0.290) and 10th in total game-winning goals (5).
4:00 p.m. CT -- Women's Soccer -- NAIA National Championship -- Decatur, Ala.
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