CLEVELAND, Ga. – No. 11 Truett McConnell women's soccer is set to take on Columbia International in the quarterfinal round of the Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament tomorrow afternoon at 4 p.m.
 
TMU is the No. 1 seed in the tournament for the fifth consecutive year after winning the regular season title. The Lady Bears have also punched their ticket into the NAIA women's soccer national tournament for the ninth straight season.
 
Truett and CIU have faced off 14 times with the former winning each contest. The two teams have matched up in the conference tournament three times, all TMU wins including a 3-1-win last season in the semifinal round. The series record in Cleveland is 8-0 in favor of the home team.
 
In the first matchup of the season on Oct. 14, the Lady Bears eked out a 1-0 win with a game-winning strike by Anabella Moron in the 56^th minute. The game was also highlighted by six yellow cards and a red card issued to Morgan Morreale, forcing TMU to play short-handed for the last 30 minutes.
 
The Rams claimed victory in a 2-1 win over Pikeville to secure their spot as the No. 8 seed in the tournament, a game in which the team rallied two goals in four minutes late to comeback. It is the sixth straight season the team will compete in the AAC tournament dating back to 2021. Overall, the team is 8-4-5 and 6-4-3 in conference play, not losing a game since Oct. 17.
 
Leading the charge for the Rams is Lohrane Boaventure, who scored seven goals and three assists for a 17-point season. Her 50 total shots rank third in the AAC. Reagan Worsley is also a threat with three goals and seven points. Hailey Resetar has had an impressive campaign for the Rams, posting a save percentage of .845 with 71 saves on 84 shots faced.
 
TMU has won 14 games in a row and has only allowed one goal against since the month of August. It has outscored opponents 40-1 in that stretch which includes the entirety of conference play.
 
Isabella Hodson is the leader in goals with 12 and points with 29, which ranks second and first in the conference. She also ranks fourth in the league in total shots with 48 on the year. Joanna Funes and Isabelle Allen are also factors offensively with six and five goals in 2026. The latter, with her seven point week which includes a natural hat trick, is the reigning AAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week.