SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The No. 4 seed WVU Tech women's soccer team defeated No. 5 Cincinnati Christian University Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinal of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Championships. The match-up at the Friends of Coal Trace Fork Soccer Complex ended after 90 minutes with a score of 4-1.
Junior
Alexandra Klein struck first for Tech, marking her fifth goal in 2015 after just 19 seconds into the game off the assists of senior
Jessica Guzman and freshman
Caitlin Foster. Neither team was able to convert on shots for the next 41 minutes until the Eagles answered back to knot the game 1-1 before the second half.
Within a three minute span, Foster was able to post an unassisted goal (56'), her seventh this season, an assisted score with the help of Guzman and Klein (59') and send the perfect pass to sophomore
Katrina Fairbairn who netted Tech's final goal (59').
Defense for the Golden Bears held their opponent to just six shots while posting 30 of their own including 21 on goal. The team also held advantage on corner kicks, 11-1.
Freshman goalkeeper
Martha Reyna earned the victory with four saves and just one goal allowed.
The Golden Bears will face No. 1 seed, Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky for a semifinal of the KIAC Championships next Thursday, November 12. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m.