WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (November 9, 2021) - The receiving votes St. Thomas Women's Soccer team (12-4-2, 5-3-1 SUN) defeated the the back-to-back NAIA National Champions and overall number one seed Keiser University (14-2, 9-0 SUN) Tuesday afternoon on the road in the Sun Conference Semifinals. The win secured the Bobcats a spot in the Sun Conference Championship Game for the first time since 2013.
 
Bobcat Starters:
Anna-Lena Stein
Katharina Juellich
Megan Velazquez
Karina Medina
Leslie Deleon
Angelica De Don
Leonie Weide
Emma Lysell
Sarolta Oppelland
Miranda Ferradaz
Melanie Lefebvre- Goalkeeper
 
Match Notes:

• Lefebvre got the starting nod in the net for the 14th time this season and secured her 12th win for the team.
• St. Thomas scored the first goal of the match in the 35th minute with an assist from Leonie Weide, Miranda Ferradez scored a header in the 35th minute.
• The rest of the half remained quite and equally competitive, with STU attempting six shots and KU attempting seven.
• Graduate student Andrea Manzur netted the Bobcats second goal from 30 yards out in the 68th minute half scored, her team leading eighth goal of the season.
• The Keiser defense miscleared the ball giving Manzur the opportunity to shoot and score while catching the Keiser goalkeeper, outside the box.
• Weide scored her fifth goal of the season with a shot from 25-yards out in the 86th minute to take a commanding 3-0 lead.
• The Bobcats defense had a shutout through the 89th minute giving up a late penalty kick due to a hand ball in the box.
• This is the first time since 2013 that the Bobcats are headed to the title game.
• Keiser will not be in the tournament game for the first time since 2015.

Up Next
St. Thomas will take on Southeastern University in the Sun Conference Championship game on Friday, November 12 with a time to be determined.