CLEVELAND, Ga. - No. 1 seeded Truett McConnell women's soccer takes on the final round of the Appalachian Athletic Conference with a 4 p.m. start time vs. No. 3 seeded Pikeville at the TMU Soccer Complex. It is the fourth consecutive year the two teams have met in the AAC Championship
 
Both teams are entering the matchup following comfortable wins in the semifinal round. For the Lady Bears, a duo of goals from senior Isabella Hodson drove them past No. 4 seeded Pikeville 3-0 on Saturday. For the Lady Bulldogs, three second half goals fueled a dominant 4-0 win over No. 7 seed Brenau.
 
The two teams faced off in an Sept. 23 clash where the Lady Bears came out on top 2-0. In that contest, Hodson snagged a duo of goals to push TMU past TWU. Both teams collected nine total shots, with the visitors having 6 shots on target compared to the Bulldogs' three. Both team also combined for four yellow cards with three being the cause of Tennessee Wesleyan.
 
TWU is led in scoring by Valerie Koopman with six goals on the season. She is also first in shots taken with 36 and second in total points with 13. Iara Tello is also a threat on the attack with five goals on the year and 14 points, which leads the team. Barbara Nagy has double-digit points on the season with three assists and four goals.
 
For Truett, Isabella Hodson has 14 goals this season, most in the AAC, and has 33 points, which leads the league. She's also third in the conference in total shots with 56 taken, including four in the quarterfinal win over CIU. Joanna Funes is second in goals and game winners for the team; her game winner vs. CIU brought her totals to seven and three game-deciding shots. Isabelle Allen, the latest AAC Offensive Player of the Week, has five goals and 13 points in 2026, seven of which were scored last week.