Box Score ELKINS, W.Va. - Carly Gregory's goal 21 seconds before halftime held up as No. 4 seed Cedarville edged defending champion and No. 3 Ursuline, 1-0, in the G-MAC Women's Soccer Championship.

The win gives the Lady Jackets, 13-4-4, the league's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Pairings will be announced at 6:30 p.m. Monday on NCAA.com.

It's also the first women's soccer conference title for Cedarville since the program started in 1997.

Gregory, a senior defender from Springfield, Ohio, ripped a 10-yarder off a corner kick for her sixth goal of the season. Kaleigh Rowlands recorded the assist.

The defense stood tall the rest of the way. Hanna Harris made four saves in goal for her eighth shutout of the campaign.

Ursuline had the advantage in shots overall (13-12), shots on goal (4-2), and corner kicks (5-2). The Arrows end their season, 10-7-3.

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Quotable: Head Coach John McGillivray

"What a game! We started a little slow, but as we settled in we took control of midfield. Carly's goal with less than 30 seconds in the half gave us momentum going into half time.

"Ursuline came out strong in the second half and we struggled to possess the ball and did a lot of chasing. Again, the back four and Hanna kept us in the game.

"With less than five minutes to go, we nearly scored a second goal. In the last three minutes or so, Ursuline threw every one forward and we struggled to get the ball out of our defensive half.

"I'm so proud of how the girls played these three playoff games. I'm especially happy for the seniors. When they were sophomores, they expected to win the G-MAC tournament but lost to Ursuline in the semifinals.

"These girls love each other and the Lord, and I am blessed to be their coach. We're looking forward to finding out who our NCAA opponent will be and where we will be playing."

Numbers Game:

• Gregory's goal was the 9th of her career.
• Rowlands recorded her first assist since her and Gregory hooked up on a corner kick vs. Davis & Elkins on Sept. 19.
• Harris has allowed just two goals in her last 562 minutes played covering her last six outings (0.32 GAA).
• The three teams that CU defeated in the tournament were the three previous G-MAC champions: Trevecca (2012), Davis & Elkins (2013), and Ursuline (2014).
• The all-time series vs. Ursuline is tied at 6-6-3.
• PDF Stats

Next Up: The Division II Women's Soccer Selection Show will be on NCAA.com on Monday at 6:30 p.m. EST.

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