LAKE WALES, Fla. – Royals breeze by Columbia International University to advance to an NCCAA Regional Championship Game.
Coming into the game between the Rams and Royals, Warner historically has had some good history when playing Columbia International. Since 2015 the Royals are 4-0 when facing the Rams.
The Royals came into tonight's game with a whole different attitude than before. From their warmups to some roster changes. Warner played one of their best games of the season. In the first 1:35 of the game,
Mary Doell scored her fourth goal of the season assisted by
Blessing Zim and started off the game fast for the Royals. Nothing else happened in the game until the 50
th minute of the contest when
Mary Doell scored her second goal of the game making it her fifth goal of the season to extend the Royals lead to 2-0. Then in the 83
rd minute of the game,
Lexi Garcia picked off a goal kick from the Rams to then proceed to score her first goal of the season. The Rams scored one goal as well in the 83
rd minute of the contest. The Royals had a total of 20 shots on the night, 11 of them being on goal.
The Royals will face off against Bob Jones University for the NCCAA Regional Championship Game on Friday, November 19, at 5:00 pm.