[MAKING A LIST] Nine teams won women’s conference championships for the first time this weekend and will be making their debut in the NCAA Women’s Tournament,which begins this week.
Atlantic Sun: Mercer. Freshman Nadja Kolliesuah’s goal in the first minute ofthe second half was the difference in the Bears’ win over Jacksonville in the final.
Big West: Long BeachState. The 49ers shut out regular-season champion UC Irvine for the first time this season with their 1-0 win in Sunday’s final.
MAAC:
Northeast:St. Francis (Pa.). The Red Flashes upset LIU, 1-0, in Brooklyn when NEC Player of the Year Tesa McKibben’s cross took a deflection off a Blackbirddefender and slipped into the goal.
Patriot: Lehigh. Liz Carlos’ goal in the 76th minute gave the MountainHawks a 1-0 win at top seed Army before a crowd of 1,250, Sunday’s second largest crowd for a conference final.
Southland: UTSA. Maria Jose Rojas’ goal in overtime gave the Roadrunners in a 1-0 victory over top-seed Southeastern Louisiana.
Southwestern:
Summit: North Dakota State. The Bison raced out to a 3-0 lead on goals by Holly Christian, Quin Ryan and Marissa Wolfgram and held off WesternIllinois, 3-1, in the final.
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee. The Blue Raiders advanced past No. 15 Denver, 3-2, onpenalty kicks after the teams tied 0-0 through two overtime. They also used a shootout victory to win the semifinals against host Western Kentucky Thursday night.