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WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women's soccer team is set to host Waynesburg for a Presidents' Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals match Saturday afternoon at Alexandre Stadium. The match is slated for a 2 p.m. start with the winner advancing to face top-seeded Westminster College in next week's semifinal round. 

HOW THEY GOT HERE
W&J qualified for the tournament as the No. 4 seed after finishing the regular season with a 6-2-1 conference mark and a 9-7-2 overall record. The Presidents enter the conference championship playing its best soccer all season. W&J won its final four regular season contests. Sophomore Maddie Dittrich (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton) tallied the game-winning goal in a 3-2 double overtime win on Oct. 16. W&J has since won consecutive road games at Thiel (2-1), at Geneva (5-2) and at Bethany (4-1) to finish the regular season slate. The lone conference blemishes for W&J were losses to Wesminster (2-0) on Oct. 2 and Chatham (2-0) on Oct. 9. 

Waynesburg earned the No. 5 seed after posting a 4-4-1 league record and an 8-7-1 overall mark. The Yellow Jackets enter the tournament winners of three straight. They won at Saint Vincent (2-1) on Oct. 20 before earning home wins versus Thiel (4-1) on Oct. 23 and Geneva (7-1) on Oct. 26.  Waynesburg opened the conference slate with three consecutive losses to Franciscan (2-1), Grove City (1-0) and Chatham (1-0). 

HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES
The two teams played to a scoreless double overtime draw during their regular season meeting on Oct. 13 in Washington. Waynesburg out-shot W&J by a 19-7 margin and hit the cross bar twice in the draw. Sophomore goalkeeper Abby Hipkins (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon McMillan) made a season-high 10 saves for W&J. 

The Presidents hold a 48-20-3 advantage in the all-time series between the two programs. Goals have been hard to come by in recent meetings, as neither squad has recorded more than one in a game over the past four meetings. During the spring season, W&J earned a 1-0 victory at Waynesburg on March 30. Then-senior Hannah Johnston scored on a header in the 58th minute of play for the lone score of the match. The two teams played to a 1-1 double overtime draw in 2019, as Lexey Finney registered the lone goal for W&J. The Yellow Jackets have not won against the Presidents since a 4-3 overtime win in 2013. 

PLAYERS TO WATCH
W&J 
Katie Hahn - Senior Forward - Volant, Pa./Wilmington 
Hahn leads W&J in goals (5), assists (6) and points (16) during the 2021 season. The senior has recorded four assists in PAC play, which is tied for second most. 

Katie Brown - Sophomore Midfielder - Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley
Brown has tallied three goals and two assists for a total of eight points this fall. The sophomore has scored in three straight games, which were all W&J wins. 

WAYNESBURG
Haley Johnson - Freshman Forward - Somerset, Pa./Rockwood
Johnson has recorded a team-high 11 goals for Waynesburg this fall. The freshman has tallied three game winners and scored four goals in Waynesburg's 7-1 win over Geneva Tuesday evening. She ranks tied for third in the PAC in goals. 

Autumn Blair - Junior Goalkeeper - Penn Hills, Pa./Penn Hills
Blair ranks tied for second in the PAC with 90 saves. She sports an .804 save percentage and a 1.58 goals against average. 

THE COACHES
W&J - Kendra Jones - Third Season - Jones leads W&J into the tournament for the second time during her three-year tenure. Jones has a 17-18-7 overall record at W&J. The Presidents have a combined 12-6-5 conference mark under Jones. 

Waynesburg - George DeAugustino - First Season - DeAugustino is in his first season at Waynesburg. A former collegiate player for Grove City, DeAugustino leads Waynesburg into the tournament for the first time since 2012. 

LOOKING TO ADVANCE ON
W&J's last PAC Tournament win came in 2010 when they beat Westminster 3-0 in the PAC Championship match. Waynesburg is looking for its first PAC Tournament victory since 2011, which was a 1-0 upset of W&J in the semifinal round. 


THE REST OF THE TOURNAMENT 

The six-team championship tournament, which gets underway Saturday, will determine this year's PAC champion. The league had sponsored a four-team championship tournament since 2005. 

This year's tournament winner will also receive the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship, which begins the following week. The PAC is one of 44 conferences granted automatic qualification (Pool A) to the Division III Championship. 

Admission to all PAC Championship Tournament matches is $5 for adults and $2 for students, with students at PAC host institutions admitted for free with valid identification.

Westminster College (15-1-1) secured the No. 1 seed in the championship tournament after going 9-0 in league play this fall. Grove City College (10-7, 7-2 PAC) will enter the championship tournament as the No. 2 seed. Westminster and Grove City will receive first round byes. 

Westminster, winners of five PAC titles since becoming eligible for the conference championship in 2002, won three-straight PAC championships from 2002-04 before winning back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007. Grove City has won seven PAC titles, claiming back-to-back championships in 2018 and 2019. Grove City has appeared in the league's title match 19 times, including the last nine straight.

In Saturday's first round, No. 3 Chatham University (9-5-1, 7-2 PAC) will host No. 6 Geneva College (5-12, 4-5 PAC) at 12 p.m. at UPMC Graham Field in Pittsburgh. Washington & Jefferson College (9-7-2, 6-2-1 PAC), the No. 4 seed, will host No. 5 Waynesburg University (8-7-1, 4-4-1 PAC) at 2 p.m. at Alexandre Stadium in Washington. 

Chatham won its first-ever PAC women's soccer title last May and is making its sixth-straight tournament appearance. W&J won three-straight PAC championships from 2008-10. The Presidents are appearing in the tournament for the eighth-straight year. Waynesburg is appearing the tournament for the first time since 2012. Geneva is making its first-ever appearance in the championship tournament since securing full Division III membership in 2011.

Westminster and Grove City will host semifinal matches on Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 2-3. Westminster will host the No. 4 W&J/No. 5 Waynesburg winner at the UPMC Sports Complex in New Wilmington, while Grove City will host the No. 3 Chatham/No. 6 Geneva winner at Don Lyle Field in Grove City. Semifinal dates and start times will be announced after Saturday's first round results. 

The title match, slated for Saturday, Nov. 6, will be hosted by the highest-remaining seed following next Wednesday's semifinal results. Information on the title match will be announced after the completion of the semifinal round. 

Selections for the 64-team Division III Championship will be announced Monday, Nov. 8 at 1 p.m. First and second round matchups are scheduled for Friday-Sunday, Nov. 12-14.