Thursday's semifinal round featured a pair of close games but in the end it was the tournament's top two seeds that advanced to Saturday's 2026 SLIAC Men's Soccer Championship game.  

#1 Webster University defeated #5 Lyon College, 1-0 BOX SCORE

• Although they out shot Lyon 23-2 in the game, it took until the second-half for Webster to find a goal
• Tom Walton scored in the 54th minute, the only goal of the game
• Henrique Arruda Santos Megale made 10 saves in the game for Lyon

#2 Greenville University advances over #3 Spalding University, 1-1 (5-3 in penalty kicks) BOX SCORE

• Greenville scored just before half when Pedro Kamada found the net at 41:31
• Spalding pressured Greenville in the second-half, out shooting them 13-6
• Their pressure paid off, scoring with just 36-seconds left in regulation on a goal by Semir Siljkovic
• Over two scoreless overtime periods the game went to penalty kicks 
• Greenville scored on all five of their attempts with Panther keeper Andrew Weir stopping Spalding's second attempt, making the difference in the game

Up Next

• The 2026 SLIAC Men's Soccer championship game will be played Saturday, November 7 at 5 p.m. at World Wide Technology Soccer Park
• Webster is seeking its 7th conference championship, the last coming in 2021
• Greenville has won four championships in program history, the last coming in 2023