The Webster University women's soccer team enters the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament as the number one seed, and hosts Westminster College on November 2 at 6:00 pm at the Worldwide Technology Soccer Park.  Here is a brief preview of the tournament with most information provided by SLIAC Sports Information.

At A Glance
The 2016 SLIAC Women's Soccer Tournament field is set and will include Webster University, Fontbonne University, Spalding University, and Westminster College. Three of the four programs have previously won a tournament championship while Spalding is making their second consecutive trip to the tournament in program history.  Semifinal games will be held Wednesday, November 2 while the championship game will be on Friday, November 4.

Tournament Schedule
Semifinals - Wednesday, November 2
Game 1 - #1 Webster vs. #4 Westminster (St. Louis, Mo.) 6 p.m.
Game 2 - #2 Fontbonne vs. #3 Spalding (St. Louis, Mo.) 7 p.m.

Championship - Friday, November 4
Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, at higher seed

There is an admission fee for the tournament.  Webster students with a valid ID will be admitted free.  For adults admission admission is $5 and for children 5-16 it is $2.  Children four and under are admitted free.

Webster Live Video Stream Link: HERE
Webster Live Stats Link: HERE
Collegecasts Broadcast of Championship Game Link: HERE
 

	WEBSTER UNIVERSITY 'GORLOKS' Webster brings a four-game winning streak into the tournament. The Gorloks led the SLIAC in goals this year with 66 and average 22.8 shots per game. The strength of the Gorloks is in their depth, as evidenced by the fact that five players have netted five or more goals this season. Senior Allison Ferguson leads the way with 12 goals while freshmen Janel Bond (9 goals) and Melissa Kasper (6 goals) have made an impact. Sophomore Chelsea Noser has netted six goals also. The defense is stout once again with two-time conference Player of the Week winner Elena Bloma anchoring the back line.  In net the Gorloks have had four players play significant minutes however Alisa Coralic has received the majority of the minutes down the stretch.
	FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY 'GRIFFINS' Fontbonne recovered from a slow start to the season which saw them open up with a 1-3 record to close the final month with a 7-2 mark. They carry a two game winning streak into the tournament and finished the regular season as the league's top defense, allowing just 18 goals this season, with Tayler Pulvirenti leading the way in net and recording a conference best .787 save percentage. They saw a rise of 20 goals from last year to this year, thanks in large part to Meredith Wendt's team leading 14 goal this year. Jacey Pate, a freshman, has added 10 goals while Natalie Sipole has 10 assists.
	SPALDING UNIVERSITTY 'GOLDEN EAGLES' Spalding finished the regular season having lost just one game in the final month, going 7-1. They finished third in the conference in goals scored with 56 as senior Dee Dee Sliter led the SLIAC in scoring with 45 points including 20 goals. Freshman Kelsie Huffman was second on the team with six goals. The Golden Eagles have had to adjust their defense mid-season when they lost All-Conference defender Demi West but goalkeeper Kelsey Kaiser and her defenders have been up to the task, tying for the league lead with eight team shutouts.
	WESTMINSTER COLLEGE 'BLUE JAYS' Westminster will be looking to defend their SLIAC Tournament title after moving past Webster in the championship game last year on penalty kicks. The Blue Jays play a possession, defensive style game. However despite ranking 7th in the league shots per game (14.4) the Blue Jays were the most efficient team with a .222 shot on goal percentage. Paige Townsend led the way for Westminster with seven goals while Payton Beeler totaled six goals and six assists for a team best 18 points. The defense is led by junior Abby Rockers, the two-time defending SLIAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.