Emory, VA – Lincoln Memorial women's soccer secures a spot in the SAC Tournament as they defeat the Emory & Henry Wasps Wednesday evening 3-2.

The Wasps were the first team to take a change at goal in the 3^rd minute, but that forced goalkeeper Emma Cooke to make her first save of the night.

Lincoln Memorial's Ellie Snyder followed with a shot on frame in the 7^th minute but was handled by the E&H goalkeeper.

The Railsplitters continued to keep the momentum in their attacking third with shots from Edie Wilds in the 10^th and 16^th minutes and Donna van der Zalm in the 18^th minute, all collected by the goalkeeper.

The offensive pressure continued by LMU as Gabby Barnes tested the goalkeeper a minute later in the 19^th minute, but was denied.

The Railsplitter defense was also successful as the Wasps did not have a shot on goal for the remainder of the half, while Sophia Berglund had the last minute effort on target in the 44^th minute, but was caught by the goalkeeper. The score going into the second half remained scoreless at 0-0.

Lincoln Memorial gained the lead with their first shot on goal in the second half, which was in the 59^th minute. Barnes passed the ball through the Emery & Henry back line right in front of the feet of Viktoria Filsner at the 6-yard box, who netted the ball in the top right corner to give the Railsplitters the lead 0-1.

LMU continued with their momentum in the 68^th minute, as Filsner received a cross in the 6-yard box, who then connected with Jade Brown who slotted the ball in the back of the net to extend their lead 0-2.

The Wasps responded quickly a minute later with a goal, as Stavis scored off of an assist by Booth to make the score 1-2.

E&H continued their momentum as they put an attempt on frame in the 72^nd minute, but was no problem for Cooke as she recorded her second save of the evening. In the 81^st minute, the Wasps even the match back up at 2-2 with a goal from Stavis and an assist from Booth.

The Railsplitters last attempt at goal was a success as it resulted in a goal with 15 seconds left in the match, as Lieve Schiphof passed the ball from the top of the 18-yard box to a running Camden Prosser who fired the ball in the back of the net to secure the 3-2 win and a spot in the SAC Tournament.

Filsner, Brown, and Prosser all scored goals for Lincoln Memorial, while Filsner and Barnes each tallied an assist. Filsner and Wilds were the team-leaders in shots with four, and Wilds led in shots on goal with two. Cooke recorded two saves in the match.

As a team, Lincoln Memorial recorded 18 shots, with nine being on goal, two saves, and seven corner kicks.

With the win, Lincoln Memorial secures a spot in the SAC Tournament, and improves to 8-5-4 overall and 3-4-3 in conference play. Emory & Henry falls to 8-6-3 overall and 1-6-3 in conference play.

Their next match will be the quarterfinal match of the SAC Tournament, with match details to be announced once the tournament bracket is finalized.