HARDEEVILLE, S.C. ? The third-seeded Embry-Riddle women's soccer team suffered a tough 4-2 loss to No. 2 Savannah College of Art and Design (12-5) in the semifinals of The Sun Conference tournament, Saturday at the SCAD Athletics Complex.

The first goal of the match came off the boot of Melissa Feuerriegel in the 10th minute after the referee awarded the Bees a penalty kick on a questionable foul. Brelyn Bingham saved Feuerriegel's initial attempt from the penalty spot, but Feuerriegel ran on to the rebound and slotted home the goal to give SCAD the lead.

The Eagles held the Bees scoreless through the remainder of the first half, but SCAD was able to get on the board again early in the second when Feuerriegel got the ball to Amanda Barj running down the middle and Barj outran the Eagle defense and lifted the ball over Bingham to increase the Bees' a 2-0 advantage.

But the Eagles answered immediately after Sarah Hirst took the ball down the right side of the field and got a cross off. The Bees intercepted the cross but their missed clearance fell to Cecilie Henriksen and the freshman rifled her sixth goal of the year into the far side netting to pull the Eagles back within one.

In the 70th minute, Mary Kate Sliter got into behind the Eagle defense at the midfield and took the ball all the way into the box before netting the Bees' third goal of the game.

Despite the two-goal deficit, the Eagles continued to battle and their determination paid off in the 86th minute when Elina Johansson rocketed a shot from just outside the box into the upper 90.

But it was not enough to overcome the Bees who got their fourth goal from Selin Kuralay with just under four minutes left on the clock.

The (8-8) now focus their attention on the NAIA National Championship, which they will host at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium Dec. 1-6.