Birmingham, Ala. – The Furman women's soccer team looks to earn a trip to its 19
th Southern Conference Championship Match when the fourth-seeded Paladins visit No. 1 seed Samford in Sunday afternoon's semifinal round.
Kickoff at Shauna Yelton Field is set for 2 p.m. EST and will be streamed live on ESPN+. Links for the live stream and live statistics are available on the women's soccer schedule page at FurmanPaladins.com.
Birmingham native
Norah Roller's heroics on Friday night propelled the Paladins, 10-3-5 on the season, into Sunday's semifinals. With Furman trailing Chattanooga 1-0 and under five minutes to play in regulation, Roller netted the equalizer goal to force overtime. Just 51 seconds into the extra period, she took a pass from fellow Birmingham native
Maddie Massie and buried a shot into the left-hand corner to hand Furman a 2-1 victory over the Mocs. The overtime winner marked Roller's team-best eighth goal of the season.
Samford, the SoCon regular season champions, improved to 11-2-5 on the year with a 2-0 victory over Wofford in its quarterfinal round game on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs hold a 13-6-7 lead in the all-time series versus Furman. In the regular season meeting between Furman and Samford on October 5 in Greenville, S.C., the Paladins erased a pair of Samford leads to earn a 2-2 draw.
Katelyn Nixon and
Briyah Drayton scored Furman's goals in the first meeting.
Furman is 3-5 in eight previous meetings versus Samford in the SoCon Tournament, including a 1-0 loss at Shauna Yelton Field in last season's semifinal round. The Paladins and Bulldogs have combined for 20 SoCon regular season titles and 13 SoCon Tournament crowns.
The winner of Sunday afternoon's match will advance to the SoCon finals to face either No. 6 seed Mercer or No. 2 seed Western Carolina next week. The championship match will be hosted by the highest remaining seed.
2025 Women's Soccer Championship
Tuesday, Oct. 28
First Round (at higher seeds)
Match 1: No. 8 Wofford 2, No. 9 The Citadel 1
Match 2: No. 7 UNCG 2, No 10 VMI 0
Friday, Oct. 31
Quarterfinals (at No. 1 & No. 2 seeds)
Match 3: No. 1 Samford 2, No. 8 Wofford 0
Match 4: No. 5 Furman 2, No. 4 Chattanooga 1 (OT)
Match 5: No. 2 Western Carolina 4, No. 7 UNCG 3 (OT)
Match 6: No. 6 Mercer 2, No. 3 ETSU 1
Sunday, Nov. 2
Semifinals (at No. 1 & No. 2 seeds)
Match 7: No. 6 Mercer at No. 2 Western Carolina, 2 p.m. (Cullowhee, North Carolina)
Match 8: No. 5 Furman at No. 1 Samford, 2 p.m. (Birmingham, Alabama)
Saturday, Nov. 8, or Sunday, Nov. 9
Final (Highest remaining seed, location TBD)
Match 9: Winner Match 7 vs. Winner Match 8, TBD
*all times Eastern unless otherwise noted
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