CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. - After defeating #5 Northwood in the G-MAC Quarterfinal on Saturday, #4 seed Thomas More women's soccer (12-2-5, 9-2-3 G-MAC) will visit #1 seed Cedarville (13-1-4, 11-0-3) on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the semifinals.
The Saints secured their 2-1 quarterfinal victory with an overtime golden goal from junior
Olivia Barga. Junior
Ivy Hoffman netted the other goal for Thomas More in the 19th minute. Freshman goalkeeper
Emma Yeager made 6 saves to keep the Saints in the match, while junior
Josie Gruber and freshman
Reese Wilkens contributed with assists. The win was the Thomas More's first ever in a G-MAC Women's Soccer Tournament.
Cedarville comes into the match ranked #17 in the Division II coaches' poll. The Yellow Jackets have not conceded a goal in a Division II-record 16 consecutive matches. Goalkeeper Anna Taylor has allowed 3 goals against in 18 matches with 15 shutouts this season. Cedarville eliminated the Saints in the 2025 G-MAC Quarterfinals, 2-0.
The Yellow Jackets defeated Thomas More 1-0 in the teams' first meeting of the season at Cedarville on Sep. 19. Yeager made 6 saves in that matchup while the Saints in did not record a shot on target. The two teams drew 0-0 in their most recent meeting at Republic Bank Field on Oct. 22. Thomas More was the only team to hold the Yellow Jackets scoreless in their past 9 matches behind 5 saves from Yeager. Senior
Andjela Popovic and freshman
Olivia Grolnic recorded shots on goal for the Saints in that contest. On Thursday, Thomas More will look to take down Cedarville for the first time and advance to their first-ever G-MAC Tournament Final.
