BARTLESVILLE, Okla. -- Led by Mercy Darkoah's five goals, the Bellevue University women's soccer team defeated College of Saint Mary 6-3 in the MCAC Tournament semifinals Thursday afternoon.
Darkoah's five goals set a single-match school record and the 10 points tied her school record she set in BU's 17-0 win at Mills College on Sept. 19, 2011.
With the win, the Bruins improved to 9-7-3 while CSM dropped to 13-5-1 overall.
BU advances to the MCAC Tournament championship match against top-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan University at 3:00 p.m. The Eagles defeated Waldorf College 2-0 in the first semifinal.
The Bruins took an early 1-0 lead just 3:22 into the match on Darkoah's shot from 16 yards out before Abby Zach tied the contest at 1-1 in the 14th minute.
Jenica Bloom scored 4:43 into the second half to give BU a 2-1 edge. Lauren Clark was credited the assist.
Darkoah added goals in the 53rd and 59th minutes of action to give the Bruins a 4-1 advantage.
Jordan Meadows scored for the Flames at the 63:21 mark on an unassisted goal.
Darkoah netted her fourth goal of the match on a pass by Betsy Fischenich at 69:47 in the second half.
Zach scored her second goal of the game to pull the Flames within two, 5-3, at 77:51. She leads the MCAC with 23 goals this season.
Darkoah scored the final goal of the match in the 83rd minute to give the Bruins the 6-3 win. She has a team-high 13 goals.
Sammy Sinecio improved to 6-2-0 in goal for the Bruins and recorded six saves. Ashley Wohlers (7-3-1) notched eight saves in the loss for CSM.
BU outshot the Flames, 16-15, and 14 of the Bruins' 16 shots were on goal.
The six goals tied a season-high. The Bruins also netted six goals on Oct. 19 against Central Christian College.
Game Scoring
Bellevue.....................1-5--6
College of St. Mary...1-2--3
BU, M. Darkoah (Y. Estrada), 3:22
CSM, A. Zach (unassisted), 13:39
CSM, J. Bloom (L. Clark), 49:43
BU, M. Darkoah (K. Petersen), 52:05
BU, M. Darkoah (J. Bloom), 58:55
CSM, J. Meadows (unassisted), 63:21
BU, M. Darkoah (B. Fischenich), 69:47
CSM, A. Zach (unassisted), 77:51
BU, M. Darkoah (B. Fischenich), 82:08
