MADISON, Wis. (Nov. 1, 2007) – #3 seeded Dominican University defeated #2 seeded Edgewood College 2-1, Thursday night in a Northern Athletics Conference women's soccer tournament semi-final game played at Warner Park.

Dominican scored the game's first goal late in the first half as Mary Hoemeyer headed in a pass from teammate Mayra Camacho in the 43rd minute. The goal gave the Stars a 1-0 advantage going into the break. Dominican would strike again in the 74th minute as Kelsey Holloway scored an unassisted goal to give the Stars a comfortable 2-0 lead late in the second half. The Eagles would not go down without a fight as #Elyse Clouthier# (Oconomowoc, Wis.), scored in the 84th minute off of an #Erika Thompson# (Waukesha, Wis.) pass to close the gap to one goal. Stars goalkeeper Jacqui Lani had five saves on the night in her winning effort. The Eagles outshot the Stars 10-6 on the night in the losing effort.

The loss drops Edgewood College's record to 15-4 on the year, while Dominican improves to 13-7. The Stars advance to the NAC Championship game where they will take on the #1 seeded Aurora University in Aurora, Ill on Saturday, November 3. Aurora had defeated Concordia (Wisconsin) 2-1 earlier in the day. The loss puts Edgewood College and their NCAA tournament hopes in serious jeopardy. The tournament field will be announced by the NCAA on Sunday November 4.

Summary by Mark Albanese, Sports Information