The Pioneers were considerable underdogs going into their matchup against the Panthers of Ohio Dominican, who were already queued up to host the remainder of the women’s tournament.
ODU was also runner-up in the regular season standings and had the No. 2 seed. Morgan delivered an incredible performance on the playoff stage as the Pioneers tied the Panthers and came through in a thrilling shootout.
The junior keeper had nine saves on 17 shots faced and preserved the shootout total in Malone’s favor at 5-4 with the final save of the night.
After barely missing the tournament field in 2017 and 2018, the Pioneers broke through in 2019 with a berth against Findlay. This will be the program’s first semifinal appearance in the women’s soccer conference tournament since joining the Great Midwest as a full member institution.