NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--Third-seeded Chatham University scored in the 103rd minute to defeat top-seeded Westminster College 4-3 in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Soccer Championship Tournament title match Saturday night at the UPMC Sports Complex. 

The PAC championship is Chatham's (12-5-1) second straight. Last year was the program's first-ever league title. 

Westminster (16-2-1) was making its first appearance in the league's title match for the first time since 2018. Westminster owns five PAC titles since becoming eligible for the conference championship in 2002, winning three-straight PAC championships from 2002-04 before winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007.

Chatham junior Emily Harvey (Lilly, Pa. | Penn Cambria) was named the championship tournament's Most Outstanding Player Saturday night. 

As this year's championship tournament winner, Chatham will receive the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. The PAC is one of 44 conferences granted automatic qualification (Pool A) to the Division III Championship. Selections for the 64-team Division III Championship will be announced Monday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. First and second round matchups are scheduled for Friday-Sunday, Nov. 12-14.
 

Saturday, November 6

PAC Championship Tournament [Semifinal Round 2] No. 3 Chatham at No. 1 Westminster UPMC Sports Complex--New Wilmington, Pa.

Result: Chatham 4, Westminster 3 (2OT) Box score

Chatham, appearing in its third-straight title match Saturday, jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by junior Greta Mort (Somerset, Pa. | Rockwood) and graduate student Kyla Kelley (Tarentum, Pa. | Highlands)... Mort scored in the 53rd minute off of first-year Lauren Hall's (Manor, Pa. | Norwin) assist... Kelley's goal was unassisted... Westminster first-year Allie Augustine (Cortland, Ohio | Riverview) scored in the 64th minute off of an assist from classmate Brooke Horvath (Murrysville, Pa. | Franklin Regional) to cut Chatham's lead to 2-1... Senior Morgan Anderson (Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny) extended Chatham's lead to 3-1 in the 65th minute, scoring off of assists from junior Olivia Wood (Monroeville, Pa. | Gateway) and sophomore Malia Hinton (Moon Township, Pa. | Moon)... Augustine netted her second goal of the match in the 71st minute, scoring off of assists from senior Ashley Frank (Mentor, Ohio | Mentor) and first-year Mackenzie Avery (Youngstown, Ohio | Cardinal Mooney) to pull Westminster back to within one (3-2)... Junior Julia Redilla (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) evened the match at 3-3 in the 75th minute... Frank and first-year Natalie Vilchek (West Newton, Pa. | Yough) assisted on Redilla's match-tying goal... After a scoreless first overtime, junior Emily Harvey (Lilly, Pa. | Penn Cambria) scored in the 103rd minute off of assists from Anderson and junior goalkeeper Tyler Colburn (Marriottsville, Md. | Marriotts Ridge)... Colburn finished with four saves for Chatham... Westminster senior Camille Holzschuh (Youngstown, Ohio | Boardman) made six saves... Westminster finished with a 22-20 edge in shots, while Chatham held a 10-7 advantage in shots on goal... Westminster owned a 6-4 edge in corner kicks.

 

Wednesday, November 3

PAC Championship Tournament [Semifinal Round 2] No. 3 Chatham at No. 2 Grove City Don Lyle Field--Grove City, Pa.

Result: Chatham 1, Grove City 0 (OT) Box score

Chatham will play in its third-straight title match after claiming Wednesday's semifinal victory... The Cougars won their first-ever league title last spring as the No. 2 seed, defeating No. 1 Grove City 3-1 on May 1... Wednesday was the fourth-straight year Chatham and Grove City met in the championship tournament... All four matches were hosted by Grove City... Grove City outshot Chatham 21-4 in regulation, which included an 11-3 margin in shots on goal... Sophomore Aliyah Hunter (Stafford, Va. | North Stafford) scored the game-winner in the 95th minute, converting on a corner kick by junior Greta Mort (Somerset, Pa. | Rockwood)... It was Hunter's first collegiate goal... Junior Tyler Colburn (Marriottsville, Md. | Marriotts Ridge) made 10 saves for Chatham... It was Colburn's eighth shutout this season... Grove City freshman Courtney Lisman (Mars, Pa. | Mars) finished with three saves.

 

Tuesday, November 2

PAC Championship Tournament [Semifinal Round 1] No. 4 W&J at No. 1 Westminster UPMC Sports Complex--New Wilmington, Pa.

Result: Westminster 4, W&J 0 Box score

Westminster will be making its first appearance in the league's title match for the first time since 2018... Westminster owns five PAC titles since becoming eligible for the conference championship in 2002, winning three-straight PAC championships from 2002-04 before winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007... Junior Julia Redilla (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) scored on a free kick in the 45th minute to give Westminster a 1-0 lead going into the half... First-year Natalie Vilcheck (West Newton, Pa. | Yough) scored off of an assist from classmate Brooke Horvath (Murrysville, Pa. | Franklin Regional) in the 46th minute to extend Westminster's lead to 2-0... Westminster posted a pair of goals in a span of 2 minutes, 4 seconds to close out the scoring... First-year Allie Augustine (Cortland, Ohio | Riverview) scored in the 54th minute off of assists from Horvath and first-year Lydia Ohm (Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Hills)... Vilchek registered her second goal of the match in the 56th minute, scoring off of an Augustine assist... Seniors Camille Holzschuh (Youngstown, Ohio | Boardman) and Olivia Droese (Pickerington, Ohio | Pickerington Central) combined for the shutout... Holzschuh made one save... Junior Gabriella Lloyd (Butler, Pa. | Butler) had 10 saves for W&J... Westminster played 29 women in the win... Westminster finished with a 23-7 advantage in shots (14-7 on goal)... Corner kicks were even 2-2.

 

Saturday, October 30

PAC Championship Tournament [First Round 2] No. 5 Waynesburg at No. 4 W&J Alexandre Stadium--Washington, Pa.

Result: W&J 1, Waynesburg 0 (2OT) Box score

W&J earned its first win in the PAC Championship Tournament since 2010 Saturday... It was the first match decided in the second overtime in the league's tournament since 2009, when W&J defeated Thomas More 2-1 in the semifinal round... Senior Katie Hahn (Volant, Pa. | Wilmington) scored the golden goal for the Presidents in the 106th minute... The goal was Hahn's sixth this fall... Saturday marked W&J's fifth-straight win... Junior Gabriella Lloyd (Butler, Pa. | Butler) made five saves to secure her fourth shutout of the season... W&J and Waynesburg played to a scoreless draw Oct. 13 in Washington... Junior Autumn Blair (Penn Hills, Pa. | Penn Hills) made 12 saves for Waynesburg... W&J outshot Waynesburg 29-10 (15-5 on goal) and held a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.

 

Saturday, October 30

PAC Championship Tournament [First Round 1] No. 6 Geneva at No. 3 Chatham UPMC Graham Field--Wilkinsburg, Pa.

Result: Chatham 4, Geneva 0 Box score

Chatham will be appearing in the semifinal round for the sixth-straight year after posting its eighth shutout of the season Saturday... Chatham won its first-ever PAC title last spring... Four different women scored for Chatham... Junior Greta Mort (Somerset, Pa. | Rockwood) scored in the 14th minute off of an assist from junior Maggie Toomey (Bethel Park, Pa. | Bethel Park)... Sophomore Malia Hinton (Moon Township, Pa. | Moon) scored an unassisted goal in the 44th minute... Junior Emily Harvey (Lilly, Pa. | Penn Cambria) scored on a corner kick from senior Paxton Steffy (Stevens, Pa. | Cocalico) in the 51st minute... Junior Kaitlyn Ritter (Sarver, Pa. | Freedom) closed out the scoring with an unassisted goal in the 63rd minute... Junior Tyler Colburn (Marriottsville, Md. | Marriotts Ridge) made five saves for Chatham... It was her seventh shutout this fall... Geneva was making its first-ever appearance in the PAC Championship Tournament since securing full Division III membership in 2011... Freshman Jade Farnsworth (New Brighton, Pa. | Riverside) made 13 saves for Geneva... Chatham outshot Geneva 22-7 (17-5 on goal)... Geneva finished with five corner kicks to Chatham's four.