Brandon Stirm scored on a curving free kick from 25 yards midway through the second half to give Azusa Pacific a 1-0 victory over William Jewell
in the semifinals of the NAIA Men's National Championship Monday evening in Daytona Beach, Fla.
The No. 8 seed Cougars, who lost in last year's championship game will face No. 2 Graceland in
Tuesday's final. The Yellowjackets beat No. 3 Webber International, 1-0, on freshman
Bret Loving's goal.
Azusa Pacific is also in the women's final,
where it will meet Lindsey Wilson Tuesday in Olathe, Kan. The top-seeded Cougars got goals from
Karen Lawrence and
Jolie
Nitta in the last eight minutes to beat Concordia (Ore.), 3-1.
No. 2 seed Lindsey Wilson defeated defending champion Martin Methodist for the third time this season, coming from behind
to win, 2-1, with goals from Jamaica internationals
Hishamar Faulkner and
Omolyn Davis. Martin Methodist's goal by
Lisa Mann broke Lindsey
Wilson's streak of 12 straight games without allowing a goal.
Soccer America's NAIA Men's & Women's Tournament
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