Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves captain Carlie Banks celebrates with goalkeeper Dani Krzyzaniak, in green, after Banks’ tying goal in last Sunday’s WPSL Southeast Conference final at David Stanton Field. The Lady Red Wolves will play in a region semifinal Saturday in Matthews, North Carolina.The hunt for the Women’s Premier Soccer League national championship has been reduced to 16 teams, and the Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves are still standing after a resilient comeback.
After scoring only one time in two games against Nashville Rhythm FC in the regular season, the Lady Red Wolves netted three goals from the 70th minute on for a thrilling 3-2 victory in last Sunday’s Southeast Conference championship match.
Now at 11-1-2, they have a South Region semifinal matchup against the undefeated Charlotte Eagles (8-0-2) at 11 a.m Saturday in Matthews, North Carolina. The winner will take on either Pensacola FC (8-0) or FC Surge (5-0-2) in Sunday’s region final. Pensacola has scored 53 goals this season, while FC Surge has allowed only one.
Chattanooga has outscored its competition 28-9.
“This group has a very strong togetherness,” Lady Red Wolves coach Billy Sparks said. “They all play for each other. They all bring their personal individual qualities, but the most important thing is they are a very solid team and one that goes all out until the final whistle.”