Written by Lynsey Domene

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Freshman Lynsey Domene assisted on the first goal and scored the second to lead No. 3 Azusa Pacific to a 2-1 upset of defending national champion Lindsey Wilson (17-3-3) in the semifinal round of the 2007 NAIA Women's Soccer National tournament on Monday. With the win, the Cougars (20-1-1) avenged last year's loss to the Blue Raiders in the title game.

After a scoreless first half, a set piece led to the break-through goal five minutes into the second frame. Domene took a corner kick from the left side and Randie Massaro finished it off with a header to give APU the lead.

Domene extended the Cougar lead to 2-0 with an unassisted goal, her seventh of the season, in the 69th minute. After Azusa Pacific won the ball after a short Lindsey Wilson goal kick and Domene was on the receiving end of a short pass. She took a couple of touches and buried a shot into the upper right corner to seal the win.

The Blue Raiders got a goal back with 11 minutes left in the match. Omolyn Davis took a free kick from the right side of the field, just inside the APU defensive half of the field. The ball fell to Kimmia Parker at point blank range in the box and Parker took advantage of being unmarked to score her 15th goal this year. But it was not enough to overtake the Cougars who advanced to their second straight national championship game.

APU will take on No. 5 Martin Methodist at 7 p.m. on Tuesday with both teams trying to win a second national title.

Comments from Brad Vroom: "Wow. What a game. Fastest pace womens soccer game I've ever seen. Both teams came to play and displayed their best effort. Lindsey Wilson is an awesome team. Individually very skilled. Their 3 Jamaicans were superb but we just overpowered them tonight. They had an open net them missed and a shot hit the cross bar near the end that would have tied it. But it was a blood and guts effort by APU and we just ran them into the ground. Lauren and Tiffany played inside fullbacks and played beautifully together. They shut down the Jamaicans up the middle. An awesome defensive display. You would have been proud of their effort!. The game was a barn burner from the beginning.. The APU Lindsey Wilson rivalry is the most fierce in the NAIA. It rivals Cal/Stanford or USC/UCLA as far as passion."