The No. 4 McKendree University women's soccer team won the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament Championship for the first time since 2017 with a 5-2 win over Southern Indiana on Sunday. 
 
The Bearcats finish the season with a 14-2-1 record. 
 
How It Happened
 
After the Bearcats allowed an early first half goal, Emma Knoebel would tie the game at the 31^st minute off a penalty kick
 
The Bearcats would score four straight goals to start the second half. The first goal came from Knoebel off another penalty kick at the 55^th minute, the second goal came from Anna Stiffler at the 63^rd minute, the third goal came from Riley Ross at the 69^th minute with an assist from Alynnah O'Leary, and Stiffler scored the fourth goal at the 80^th minute with an assist from Knoebel. 
 
During the three games of the GLVC Tournament, the Bearcats scored seven goals of their eight total goals in the second half.
 
Behind The Boxscore
 
The Eagles would outshoot the Bearcats 17-12 on the day. Both teams had nine shots on goal.
 
Abby Tucker started in net for the Bearcats. She had seven saves and allowed two goals.
 
Coaches Quote
 
"We started a little slow and heavy legged, but once we got going, we were the real deal today, head coach Tim Strange said. "Beating a quality team like Southern Indiana 5-2 is the real deal. These girls work their backsides off. This is the first time we've won our last game of the season because we always go to the national tournament and get knocked off. It's a cool way to end the season."