FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The third-seeded Methodist women's soccer team defeated the No. 6 seed, Covenant, 1-0 in the quarterfinal round of the USA South Tournament on Saturday afternoon at the Monarch Soccerplex.
 
Methodist, now 11-5-2 on the season, needed just a lone goal to dispatch the Scots, who finish their season at 9-10-1.
 
Despite holding a 7-3 edge in shots in the first half, the two teams went into the break level at 0-0 as Covenant's Lucy Johnson came up with six saves in the opening 45:00. However, MU needed fewer than four minutes in the second half to dent the scoreboard.
 
In the 49th minute, Kortney Maggard played a ball into the middle that Taylor Cavazos was able to flick on to Cassie Poindexter, who then beat Johnson to her right for a 1-0 lead and the game's only goal.
 
The Scots nearly tied the game up in the final minutes with a flurry of offense. CC's best chance was a shot from Bethany Logan with under seven minutes to play that banged off the crossbar.
 
Taylor Ross picked up the win in goal for MU, needing to make just one save on the day. Johnson took the loss and made nine saves.
 
The Monarchs, who are now 11-0-2 in their last 13 matches, will take on seventh-seeded N.C. Wesleyan in the semifinal round on Friday at 7:30 pm at the Smith River Sports Complex in Martinsville, Va.