The top-ranked Misericordia University women's soccer team will host DeSales in the MAC Freedom semifinals, Wednesday at 7:00 at Mangelsdorf Field.

The Cougars are 16-0-1 and enter the match as the top seed in the MAC Freedom and ranked first in the d3soccer.com and United Soccer Coaches polls.

This is the fifth postseason meeting between the two teams and the first since 2019.

Misericordia is 5-0 against DeSales in the postseason and won this year's regular season match at DeSales, 5-0.

Misericordia is ranked first in the MAC Freedom with 4.53 goals scored per match and leads the league with a 0.35 goals against average.

DeSales is second in the league with 2.5 goals per match and ranks third with a 1.16 goals against average.

Emma Sweitzer (19g, 13a) leads MU's high-powered attack with a league-best 51 points while Michaela Fasolino (15g, 7a) is second in the league with 37 points.

Colleen Kinsella is fourth in the league with six assists and Sabrina Competiello is ninth with eight goals.

Madi Welliver is tops in the league with an 85.2 save percentage and .311 goals against average.

DeSales, 12-5-2, is seeded fourth and advanced to the semifinals with a 5-1 win over FDU-Florham, Monday.

Emma Ribeiro (10g, 2a) is tied for fifth in the league with 22 points while Allie Trick is 11^th with 19.

Hannah Pacheco is fourth in the MAC Freedom with a 1.19 goals against average.

The Misericordia/DeSales winner will face the Stevens/Lycoming winner in the MAC Freedom finals, Saturday.