No. 2 Illinois State (14-5, 6-1 MVC) defeated No. 3 Missouri State (11-5-2, 4-2-1 MVC) in a 4-3 overtime thriller on Friday afternoon to end the Bears' season and advance to the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Soccer Championship.
The championship match is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10 in Springfield, Mo. The Redbirds await the winner of top-seeded Loyola Chicago and No. 4 Drake who play later tonight.
Kate Del Fava and Natalie Vaughn-Low both tallied two goals and an assist in the match. Vaughn-Low scored the game-winning golden goal in overtime to send the 'Birds to the final.