Burlington, Iowa – Almost a week after Judson University (14-4-3) defeated St. Xavier (9-12) for the CCAC Championship, the two faced off again in the NAIA Region VII semifinal match in Iowa. In another knock down-drag out match, JU came away with a 3-1 win. Judson now advances to their fourth straight NAIA Region VII Championship match and will face St. Ambrose at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6^th.

Both teams had to face another challenge on the day with a 45 mph wind. SXU had the wind at their back for the first half and took advantage of it in the 21^st minute when Sinisa Vidakovic boosted a shot in from the top of the box that curved into the net. The Cougars were out shot by JU, 5-2, but both shots for SXU were on goal with one scoring.

Finally, Judson’s patience paid off by scoring three goals in seven minutes. Aduato Oliveira gave the Eagles the spark as he came out of no where to score the first two goals. His first, in the 78^th minute, snuck into the goal as he was surrounded by defenders and just slipped it by the goalie on the right side. Just four minutes later, he received the ball from Milos Bajic on a break away and then beat SXU’s Ian Pickett one-on-one for the second goal to make it 2-1. Mark Howlett then made it 3-1 on a penalty kick in the 85^th minute for his 14^th goal of the year.

Judson will now play in their fourth straight NAIA Region VII Tournament Championship match having won the last three. They will face #1 seeded St. Ambrose University as SAU defeated Olivet Nazarene, 5-0. Game time is 1:00 p.m. at the Burlington RecPlex in Burlington, Iowa.