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WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Northeastern State women's soccer team lost to No. 8 University of Central Missouri 3-0 in the 2014 MIAA Championship quarterfinals on Wednesday evening at Jennies Field.

The RiverHawks finished the season 8-11 overall after tallying a 5-9 mark in MIAA play. They jumped into the eighth seed and clinched a spot in the 2014 MIAA Championship on the final day of conference play by defeating Southwest Baptist.

The Jennies (18-0-1) were the top-seeded team in the tournament after finishing the regular season with a 14-0 mark in conference play. They jumped ahead in the third minute on an Alex Yockey goal. The Jennies were able to double their lead in the 28th minute when Julie Ireland headed the ball into the net.

The RiverHawks held the Jennies without a shot for the first 38 minutes of the second half, but Julie Ireland was able to break through in the 84th minute to score her second marker of the game to give the home side a 3-0 lead.

UCM held a slim 10-7 edge in shots, with NSU outshooting the Jennies 5-2 in the second half. Both teams had four corner kicks. The two shots in the second half were the second fewest Central Missouri has attempted in a half all season.

Sophomore goalkeeper Jordan Woodruff (8-11) played all 90 minutes. She made two saves, while allowing three goals.
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH CHASE WOOTEN
Opening statement…
"I thought we battled hard in the second half. We looked a little timid in the beginning. The early goal was certainly the worst thing that we could have had happen to us. That was disappointing. We thought we had covered those long throws. It was difficult to shake that off. If we had timeouts in soccer, we definitely could have used one there. We did some good things in the second half after we had a chance to regroup everybody. We were able to eliminate their shot totals. We were pretty balanced in our attack, which was an improvement for us. But if you're going to play a team of this caliber, which we feel like we can compete with, then you have to show up for 90 minutes."
 
On the team reaching the postseason...
"I thought that last weekend against UCO and SBU was the best soccer we have played all season. All the work from August to that point was starting to culminate and we were playing at a pretty high level. That part was positive, and it gave us confidence that we could compete in the conference tournament. One of the goals we had was getting back to this level and getting all of our new kids experience competing in a tournament atmosphere. From a standpoint of team experience, life experience and understanding speed of play, this was a good opportunity for us."
 
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