BEAUMONT, Texas – The Southland Conference Soccer Championship match between No. 1 Lamar and No. 3 Northwestern State will now be played Saturday at 7 p.m. due to expected rain in the Commerce area, league officials announced Friday morning. The game will still be played at East Texas A&M's Lion Soccer Field and will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
The match was originally scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
The Cardinals are coming off a 1-0 victory over No. 4 UIW Thursday evening. Lauryn Woodard scored the game-winning goal in the 57th minute off an assist from Marissa Gross, while goalkeeper Keely Thomas recorded two saves. It will be LU's sixth appearance in the Southland Conference title match as the Cardinals seek their fifth conference tournament championship.
 
The Demons eliminated the defending tournament champion and No. 2 Houston Christian, 1-0, in their semifinal match. Kendall Hemperley scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute. NSU will be making its seventh appearance in the championship match and is seeking its sixth conference tournament title.
 
Saturday will mark only the second meeting between the two teams in the SLC championship match. The Cardinals defeated NSU, 3-1, in the 2019 title game.

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