CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Stephen F. Austin ended McNeese State’s soccer season 4-2 Friday in the semifinals of the Southland Conference tournament.

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">The sixth-seeded Cowgirls scored the first goal only to see No. 2 SFA score the next four.</span>

<span class="R~sep~ACopyBody">Cowgirls freshman Rachel Palet scored her third goal of the season on a shot from 30 yards out 10 minutes into the game. Breanna Moore, Meghan Corder, Hanna Barker and Julianna Echavarry, answered for SFA (13-4), which will play the winner of Friday’s Central Arkansas-Houston Baptist game in Sunday’s championship game. Junior Savannah LaRicci scored her 10th goal of the season with 7 seconds left in the match to make it 4-2.</span>

<span style="text-align: center; font-size: 12px;" class="SPwnote"><strong>SLC Soccer Tournament </strong></span><span style="font-size: 12px; text-align: center;"><strong>at Corpus Christi, Texas</strong></span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;" class="SPwnote"><strong>Wednesday</strong></span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="SPwnote">Game 1 — No. 6 McNeese State 1, No. 3 Northwestern State 0, OT</span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="SPwnote">Game 2 — No. 4 Houston Baptist 2, No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana 1</span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;" class="SPwnote"><strong>Friday • Semifinals</strong></span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="SPwnote">Game 3 — No. 2 Stephen F. Austin 4, No. 6 McNeese State 2</span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="SPwnote">Game 4 — No. 4 Houston Baptist (8-10-1) vs. No. 1 Central Arkansas (15-3-1), late</span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;" class="SPwnote"><strong>Sunday • Championship</strong></span>

<span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="SPwnote">Game 5 — No. 2 Stephen F. Austin (13-4) vs. TBD, 1 p.m.</span>