CENTRAL, SC - The women's soccer team advanced to the NCCAA South Region Championship game after a 5-3 win over #1 Faulkner University this morning. The Hawks, who held the #1 region ranking for most of the season, slipped to the #4 seed after the Longo Ratings were released last week. 

Chowan out shot Faulkner 19-10 in the match despite falling behind 2-0 within the first ten minutes of the match. Chowan took advantage of an own goal by the Eagles in the 13th minute to cut the lead to 2-1. Chowan knotted the match at 2-2 when Melissa Rodgers sent a ball in to Ashley Bradford connected from about 15 yards out. Just two minutes later the Eagles found the back of net to get back on top of Chowan 3-2.

With the first half winding down Chowan's Veronica Austin connected on her first goal of the seasonto tie the game at 3-3. Katie Perkins was credited the assit on Austin's score. 

Chowan's defense went to work in the second period, shutting down the Eagles' offensive attack. Clara Danzeisen put her team ahead 4-3 after Lacy Simpson found her open near the goal in the 54th minute. Netting her second goal the match, Bradford iced the game for the Hawks with an unassisted goal at the 82:19 mark of the match. 

Today's win moves the Hawks to the championship match to be played tomorrow at 9:30am. They will wait for the winner of the #2 Palm Beach Atlantic and #3 Southern Wesleyan match being played later today.