MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Milwaukee wins the 2009 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championships by a final score of 4-0 over No. 3 Valparaiso. The Panthers will represent the conference in NCAA action as the League's automatic qualifier.
In the first semifinal match on Friday evening, No. 3 Valparaiso came away with the victory by a final score of 2-1. Crusader sophomore Brooke Henderson scored the game's first goal in the 28th minute before teammate Jessie White netted the game-winning score just after the break in the 48th minute to put Valparaiso up 2-0. Raider junior Nicole Amador connected on a Jen Agueci assist in the game's 66th minute, putting WSU on the board.
In the second semifinal contest, the Panthers struck first on a Makenzie Gillaspie rebound in the 25th minute, putting Milwaukee up 1-0 at intermission. UWM's Sarah Hagen added the game's last score in the 73rd minute, making the final tally 2-0 in favor of the Panthers.
In the Championship match, Milwaukee ripped off three scores in the first half all by Hagen. Valparaiso held the regular-season champs to just one score in the second half also provided by Hagen, leading Milwaukee to its second consecutive and sixth League title in team history.
Below is the listing of the All-Tournament Team:
Chelsie Stokes, Loyola
Julie Colhoff, Loyola
Jen Agueci, Wright State
Nicole Amador, Wright State
Brooke Henderson, Valparaiso
Jesse White, Valparaiso
Nicole Sperl, Milwaukee
Makenzie Gillaspie, Milwaukee
Jamie Forbes, Milwaukee (GK)
Kate Megna, Milwaukee
Sarah Hagen, Milwaukee (MVP)
Tags: Horizon League - Women's Soccer · Milwaukee - Women's Soccer
