CONWAY, Ark. - The United Athletic Conference's two No. 1 seeds will meet Saturday when the Eastern Kentucky University women's soccer team faces Abilene Christian for the UAC championship. The Colonels, winners of the Blue Division, are one win away from their first conference tournament title and first NCAA Tournament berth.
 
Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET. The match will stream live on ESPN+, with live stats available.
 
EKU (10-6-4, 6-2-2 UAC) advanced to its fourth conference tournament final in a penalty shootout win over No. 2 seed Tarleton State on Wednesday. The Colonels held the league's highest-scoring offense without a shot in the first half and kept the Texans scoreless through 110 minutes. Tarleton State finished with 13 shots, while UAC Offensive Player of the Year Jessica Baires was limited to two, including one on goal.
 
UAC Goalkeeper of the Year Jordan LeVasseur made six saves to record her sixth shutout of the season and move into second place on EKU's all-time shutout list. She then stepped to the spot and converted the game-winning penalty to send the Colonels to the final.
 
Saturday's final is a rematch of the teams' Oct. 18 meeting at Abilene Christian, where Rachel Phifer scored in the 74th minute to lift EKU to a 1-1 draw.
 
After a scoreless first half, the Wildcats took a 1-0 lead in the 54th minute and had a chance to double it from the penalty spot in the 71st. LeVasseur came up with her biggest save of the match, stopping the penalty to keep the Colonels within a goal. Three minutes later, Phifer cut past a defender and fired one of the best strikes of her career into the right corner to pull EKU level.
 
Abilene Christian held an 18-17 edge in shots and an 8-7 advantage in saves, while EKU led 6-5 in corner kicks and controlled 55 percent of possession. Both sides created dangerous chances, but two of the conference's top goalkeepers combined for 15 saves as the match ended level.
 
Scouting Abilene Christian
Abilene Christian (9-2-8, 5-0-5 UAC) enters Saturday's championship match following a 2-0 semifinal win over North Alabama on Wednesday.
 
The Wildcats have conceded just 12 goals all season, an average of 0.63 per match. They allowed eight goals in conference play and gave up multiple goals in only two league matches. UAC Defensive Player of the Year Gracie Kelly anchors the back line in front of Second Team All-UAC goalkeeper Bella Medrano, who has conceded the fewest goals among UAC goalkeepers and leads the conference in saves and shutouts.
 
Abilene Christian has scored 33 goals, averaging 1.73 per match. Freshman Addison Briscoe leads the Wildcats' attack with 10 goals and three assists.
 
Saturday will mark just the second meeting between the programs, with the Colonels looking to claim the first conference tournament championship in program history.