FULTON, Mo. - The William Woods University women's soccer team opens the 2018 American Midwest Conference Tournament Friday night as they take on fifth seed Lindenwood-Belleville. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. at Firley Field in Fulton, Mo.
 
Admission is $6.00. William Woods game passes are not valid for postseason play. 

AMC Tournament
The 2018 American Midwest Conference Tournament begins tomorrow afternoon with the No. 1 seed Missouri Baptist facing off against No. 8 seed Freed-Hardeman at 1 p.m. in St. Louis Mo. . Also playing at 1 p.m. will be No. 3 seed Park and No. 6 seed Harris-Stowe. WWU will face Lindenwood-Belleville at 6 p.m. and No. 2 seed Columbia will host No. 7 seed Lyon.
 
Winners of the first round will continue tournament play on November 5^th. Stay tuned to.https://wwuowls.com/ for more information.
 
Lindenwood-Belleville
Lindenwood-Belleville finished their 2018 campaign 8-9-1 overall and 8-3-1 in the AMC. They lost their final regular season game to Missouri Baptist 1-0 on October 27^th.
 
So far this season they Lynx have scored a total of 42 goals and recorded 16 assists. They have only allowed opponents 30 goals and 17 assists this year.
 
Lindenwood-Belleville has had 21 players score this season. Maisie Kincaid led the way with seven goals and two assists.
 
Last time against the Lynx
William Woods faced Lindenwood-Belleville earlier this season on October 23^rd. The Owls defeated the Lynx 2-0. Shelby Wiebe and Claire Stark both scored in the contest. WWU outshot the Lynx 6-5 and 4-3 with shots being on goal.
 
All-time against the Lynx
The first match between WWU and the Lynx was on October 7, 2012 when the Owls defeated Lindenwood-Belleville 3-1. Since then, they have faced each other nine times. William Woods currently hold a 5-4 series lead.
 
William Woods
The Owls enter the contest 10-6-2 overall and 8-2-2 in the AMC. They are coming off a 2-2 tie to Columbia that took place on October 26^th. McKenzie Gourley and Leah Bonugli both scored in the match.
 
William Woods has had an amazing season under first year coach Lauren Robb. From September 17^th through October 16^th, WWU won seven straight games before falling to Park 2-0 on October 20^th.
 
Four players were named AMC Player of the Week this season for the Owls. Brianna Morrow was named AMC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week during week two, Shelby Scanlan was named Offensive Player of the Week during week five, Abby Prather-Turner was named Defensive Player of the Week during week seven and McKenzie Gourley was named Offensive Player of the Week during week 10.
 
2017 AMC Conference Tournament – First Round
Last season, the Owls won their first round match against Lyon 4-2. Stark and Scanlan both scored for WWU. William Woods outshot the Scots 20-9 and 11-5 with shots being on goal.
 
They Owls currently hold two Top 25 national rankings. They rank 22^nd overall in the nation in shots per game averaging 22 and 25^th overall in total goals (55).
 
Scanlan is the only WWU player with national rankings. She ranks 25^th overall in total goals (16), 39^th overall in total points (35) and 40^th overall in goals per game (1).
 
A win Friday night will advance the Owls to their second straight AMC Conference Tournament semi-finals appearance.