Baker, MidAmerica Nazarene Advance to Heart Championship Game

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – With the semifinal games in the books, both Baker and MidAmerica Nazarene came away with wins on Friday to set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 Heart Conference Tournament Championship game.

#1 Baker Defeats #4 William Penn, 3-1

It didn't take too long for William Penn to get on the board, getting behind the defenders and as Albert Feixas scored on a pass from Santiago Palacios to give the Statesmen the early 1-0 lead.

Just three minutes later, Mo Salas collected the rebound off a free-kick and finished it to tie the game at one. Again after another four minutes, an Akira Itadani corner kick found the head of Utah Hester and the Wildcats took a 2-1 lead.

Just before the half, David Reid leaked out down the left side and after beating the keep outside the box, Reid finished it and extended Baker's lead to 3-1 heading into halftime. Throughout the second half, William Penn took eight shots as Baker's keeper made three saves and the Wildcats went on to win the game, 3-1.

#2 MidAmerica Nazarne Defeats #3 Grand View, 2-0

Less than one minute into the game, the Pioneers took an early lead with a goal from Elyes Ellouz on an assist from Jaxon Slaven. MNU and Grand View would trade shots for the rest of the half but would eventually head into halftime with MidAmerica Nazarene leading 1-0.

A little over 30 minutes into the second half, MNU was able to put the game out of reach as Vladimir Buljan scored on a pass from Thomas Giraudo as the Pioneers won the game 2-0 and advanced to the Heart Conference Championship game on Tuesday.