No. 1 Central Missouri (25-0-0) and No. 2 Carson-Newman (21-0-1) advanced to Saturday's final at the NCAA Division II women's final four at at Swope Park in Kansas City. Both teams will play in the
Division II championship game for the first time.
Central Missouri-Mercy (3-0). Goalkeeper
Ana Dilkes added to her
all-time Division II shutout record with her 64th shutout in Central Missouri's 3-0 win over Mercy. It was the 21st shutout in 25 games in 2017.
Megan Woolley and
Makayla
Toth scored to give the Jennies a 2-0 lead after only 19 minutes.
Jada Scott completed the scoring with a penalty kick in the 57th minute for her team-high 18th goal of the season.
Carson-Newman-UC-Colorado Springs (2-1). Carson-Newman set a new program record with its 21st victory of the season when it beat
Colorado-Colorado Springs 2-1.
Magda Mosengo scored on a header off a pass from freshman
Emilee Futrell -- her eighth goal in four NCAA Tournament games -- to give C-N the
lead in the 42nd minute. Mosengo returned to favor to set up Futrell for the Eagles' second goal in the 71st minute.
Anna Gregg scored a 40-yard rocket moments later to get the
Mountain Lions from Colorado back in the game. Key stops by Irish keeper
Jackie Burns preserved the win for Carson-Newman.