ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' women's soccer team advanced to the semifinals of the American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament with a 2-0 win over Concordia in quarterfinal action at the HSU Soccer Complex on Tuesday afternoon.

The Cowgirls scored a couple of goals in the later stages of the first half and let the defense do the work the rest of the way.

Josey Meyer scored her 10^th goal of the season off a nice scoring combination and double assist when Kenne Kessler found Kami Jones, who one touched it across the goal and Meyer put it away at the 32:50 mark.

Less than three minutes later Jones scored her 23^rd goal of the season off a rebound of an Olivia Hartman shot in the box.

HSU outshot the Tornados 30-4 in the game and 10-3 on target. Lexi Stinson worked the shutout in goal for the Cowgirls. Kila Hartom had eight saves for the Tornados.

The Cowgirls are now 15-2-1 on the year. Concordia closed its season with a record of 4-11-1.

HSU will host the semifinal and final rounds of the tournament this weekend. The other three quarterfinal matches will be played this evening. HSU will play the winner of the Ozarks and Mary Hardin-Baylor game at 2 p.m. on Friday. The other semifinal will go off at 11 a.m. with the final slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The Cowgirls are the No. 2 seed, but are hosting the tournament because UT-Tyler's men and women are the No. 1 seed and in odd number years the men get the right to host if one school has both teams as the No. 1 seed. The tournament then goes to the No. 2 seed for the women.