STORRS, Conn. – No. 3 SMU defeated No. 2 Memphis 1-0 in the first semifinal of the tournament to advance to the conference championship. Claire Oates scored the lone goal.
In the 85th minute, Haley Thompson sent a corner kick into the box. Oates was the first Mustang to the ball as she sent it out to Katharine Herron. Herron passed the ball back to Oates whose header found the back of the net. The goal would hold, sealing the Mustangs victory and advancing them to the conference championship.
The goal was Oates' 10th and the Mustangs' 48th of the season.