ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Spalding University women's soccer team ended their season in a loss, decided by penalty kicks, to Fontbonne University in the semifinal of the SLIAC Championship Tournament. The game resulted in a 1-1 tie after 90 minutes of regulation, and two-ten minute periods of overtime. The Griffins outscored the Golden Eagles in penalty kicks 4-1 to advance to the SLIAC Championship game Saturday against Webster.
Although outshot 15-5 over the course of regulation, SU was the first to score in the 23
rd minute. Dee Sliter scored her 21
st goal of the season to take the 1-0 lead; the goal was assisted by
Baylee Tabler, marking her 11
th on the season. Fontbonne's goal came in the second half for Savannah Davis found the back of the net to tie score at 1-1.
The Golden Eagles attacked aggressively in overtime, earning five more shots, but both teams struggled to find the back of the net sending the game into a shootout. Fontbonne went four-for-four with shots made by Leann Smith, Daniele Caruso, Meredith Wendt, and Jacey Pate. SU scored one PK from
Alnee Tutson, but was unable to recover from two missed attempts by
Baylee Tabler and
Shelby Lurie. SU was defeated in the shootout 4-1.
This will conclude the Golden Eagles 2016 season. SU finishes with an 11-5-2 overall record and 7-2 mark in conference play. On the season, Spalding finished ranked 23
rd in the nation in scoring offense out of 433 teams with 3.29 goals per game, as well as 18
th in the nation in both points per game (9.12) and assists per game (2.53).
Dee Dee Sliter wrapped up the regular season at the top of the individual statistics rankings. The senior from Louisville, Ky., ranked 7
th in the nation in goals per game with 1.18 per contest, as well as 10
th in total goals (20/does not include postseason), 11
th in game-winning goals (6), 12
th in points per game (2.65) and 14
th in total points (45).
Baylee Tabler also had an outstanding season ranking 29
th in the nation in assists per game (0.59) and 32
nd in total assists with 10 on the season.
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