After singing the national anthem prior to the PSAC quarterfinal match, Alex Brown propelled Edinboro into the semifinals with the lone goal at Sox Harrison Stadium.  Just over two weeks ago, Edinboro and Kutztown met on a snowy afternoon at Sox Harrison Stadium, with the Fighting Scots prevailing 4-1. This time around the players were bathed in sunshine and 70 degree temperatures. Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first half, with Edinboro outshooting the Golden Bears, 6-2. Edinboro had the best opportunity to score, but Ashley Mutkus' shot hit the crossbar in the 26th minute. Both teams had early chances in the second half, including a sprawling save by Edinboro goalkeeper Sarah Baskey on a long shot by Diana Malanga in the 65th minute. A minute later Kutztown's Alaina Curry just missed to the right side on a long shot that went wide. Edinboro finally put a crooked number on the board at the 66:38 mark. Brown, a junior, blasted a shot past Deanna Messner from 25 yards out into the top left corner to give the Fighting Scots a 1-0 lead. It was Brown's fifth goal of the season. The Edinboro defense did the rest, as they held Kutztown off the board to come away with their sixth shutout of the season. Baskey, a sophomore, improved to 11-4-0 with her fifth shutout, recording four saves. Edinboro held a 14-7 advantage in shots.

Gannon used two unanswered gols in the second half to defeat eighth-seed Bloomsburg. Sammi Valloud netted a goal in the 13th minute to help the Golden Knights draw first blood . Bloomsburg's Chrissy Hollan knotted the match at 1-1 in the 43rd minute. Gannon's Mani Brueckner broke the tie with a goal in the 62nd minute, then Kaitlyn Kissell added an insurance goal in the 73rd minute to advance the Golden Knights to the semifinals. 

Friday marks the first time that the Golden Knights and the Fighting Scots will meet in the playoffs. Gannon leads the all-time series over Edinboro, 12-6-3. The Golden Knights used a strong wind at their backs to score four first-half goals to defeat the Fighting Scots earlier this season, 4-0. Mani Brueckner scored the first two goals for the Golden Knights, with the first one coming on a penalty kick. Olivia Augustyniak nailed a kick from 50 yards out that sailed into the net to put Gannon up, 3-0. Michelle Genetin capped the scoring with a goal at the 42:05 mark. 

Slippery Rock has proven to be Edinboro's biggest nemesis. The Rock holds an 18-3-7 all-time series advantage, including a 1-0 win earlier this year. The Fighting Scots have not beaten Slippery Rock since 2009, going 0-4-2 during that period. The Rock traveled to Sox Harrison Stadium on October 14. The match was scoreless until the 57th minute, when Tess Keeley scored the lone goal of the match for Slippery Rock.  The Boro has played SRU three times in the playoffs, twice in the PSAC Tournament and once in the NCAA Tournament. Slippery Rock has won all three matches. Their most recent encounter was in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in 2012, with The Rock defeated Edinboro in penalty kicks, 4-3, after playing to a 1-1  tie.