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Selm, Jump lead Hanover to championship match
Hanover College's women's soccer team advanced to the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship with a 2-1 victory against the College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio). The tournament semifinal was played Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the L.S. Ayres Athletic Complex.
Junior forward Lindsey Jump (Columbus, Ohio) scored the eventual game-winner and sophomore forward Olivia Selm (Zionsville, Ind.) had a goal and an assist to propel Hanover its berth in the Heartland Conference's title bout.
The Panthers, now 13-4-1 on the season, will host Transylvania University (Ky.) in the HCAC championship. The match will be played at 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Ayres Complex.
Transylvania (12-6-1) advanced to the league's finale with a 1-0 win against the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in a semifinal battle in Terre Haute, Ind.
Jump snapped a 1-1 tie in the 60th minute with her eighth goal of the season. She scored off a free kick from Selm, who delivered the ball into a crowd just outside the six-yard box in front of the net.
Selm scored an unassisted goal to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead in the 28th minute. She booted a shot from 10 yards out into the upper corner of the net for her sixth goal of the season.
Mount St. Joseph tied the match five minutes into the second period. The Lions' sophomore forward Andrea Caldwell punched the ball into the net from 12 yards out off a corner kick from junior midfielder Jessica Smith.
Hanover outshot Mount St. Joseph 16-8, but had just a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.
The victory was Hanover's 10th in its last 11 outings. The stretch includes a 4-1 win against Transylvania when the squads met Oct. 7 at Ayres Field.
Hanover vs. Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) statistics
Hanover in top four of HCAC coaches' soccer poll
The nine head coaches of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference women's soccer programs have selected Hanover College to place fourth in the battle for the league's 2009 championship.
Hanover earned 54 points in the pre-season coaches poll. The Panthers, under second-year head coach Jim Watts, posted a 7-9 overall record in 2008. The team placed third in the Heartland Conference with a 5-3 record.
2009 Heartland Conference Preseason Women's Soccer Poll
Transylvania University (Ky.) grabbed 79 points to be the pre-season favorites to win the HCAC crown. The Pioneers received seven first-place votes. The College of Mount St. Joseph (Ohio) was second in the balloting. The Lions picked up 68 points, including one first-place vote. The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology placed third in the poll. The Engineers earned 59 points with one first-place vote.
Hanover will begin the 2009 campaign with a pair of home matches Sept 5-6 at the L.S. Ayres Athletic Complex. The Panthers will host Eureka College (Ill.) Sept. 5, then square off against Knox College (Ill.) Sept. 6. Both matches will begin at 1 p.m.
Hanover opens Heartland Conference action Saturday, Oct. 3, with a Homecoming battle against Anderson University. The match will start at 1 p.m. at the Ayres Complex.