The top-seeded University of Scranton women's soccer team (11-3-3) is set to take on No. 5 seed Elizabethtown (6-8-3) in a Landmark Conference semifinal matchup on Thursday night at Weiss Field in Scranton. Start time is slated for 7 p.m.

Thursday's winner will advance to Saturday's Landmark Championship game against the winner of the other semifinal that features No. 2 seed Catholic versus No. 3 Drew.

Admission to Thursday's game is $7 for adults and $4 for minors ages 10-17 and seniors 62 and older. Children ages nine and under are admitted free of charge, as are all Landmark Conference students, faculty and staff with their school ID.

Tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased at this link. Cash will also be accepted at the gate, but advance purchase through HomeTown ticketing at the link above is the preferred method.

As a reminder, there is no alcohol and no pets allowed at the Quinn Athletics Campus.

Scranton clinched the top seed in the Landmark tournament with a 2-0 victory over Moravian on Saturday behind goals from senior Emily Tantala (Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy) and sophomore Morgan Griffin (Sea Cliff, N.Y./North Shore).

The Blue Jays earned a spot in the semifinals with a pair of second half goals from Maddie McWhinney and Liz Norton in Tuesday's 2-1 victory at No. 4 seed Moravian.

This marks the sixth all-time meeting between the two sides in the Landmark postseason and the first since a 2-0 Scranton victory in the 2021 Landmark title game.

In the regular season meeting on Sept. 23 at Elizabethtown, the Royals rolled to a 3-0 win behind senior Niamh Healy's (Orangeburg, N.Y./Tappan Zee) hat trick.

Healy leads the Royals and is tied for the conference lead with 15 goals, while Tantala and senior Mary Haggerty (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City) have added four goals apiece. Junior Emily Bannon (Middletown, N.Y./Minisink Valley) is tied for the Landmark lead with nine assists and Haggerty ranks third in the category with seven.

In goal for the Royals, junior Nicole Olson (Stoughton, Mass./Ursuline Academy) ranks among the conference leaders in goals against average (0.89, second), shutouts (seven, second) and save percentage (.797, third).

McWhinney (five goals, four assists, 14 points) and Jenna Hoffmann (six goals, two assists, 14 points) are tied for the team lead in points and Marissa Vandernick leads the team with six assists.

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--ROYALS--