Grand Rapids, Mich. — The Aquinas women's soccer team is headed back to the WHAC Tournament championship game with a convincing 5-0 win over No. 5-seeded Siena Heights in the conference semifinals held Saturday afternoon (Nov. 5) at the AQ Athletic Field.

The top-seeded AQ Saints (17-2-1) got a hat-trick performance for their all-time leading goal scorer, senior Hannah Crum, and two more goals by junior forward Sydney Shenk in the victory. Aquinas has won its last 14 matches and continues to be unbeaten at home this season.

Siena Heights dropped to 11-5-4 overall with the loss.

The lone goal in the first half came from the penalty spot. Crum was knocked down in the box in the 29th minute. Shenk stepped up and powered the first goal into the top right corner.

After going to halftime up 1-0, AQ pounced early in the second half to dash any hope Siena Heights had of staying around in the match. Aquinas scored three goals in eight minutes to ballon its lead out to 4-0. 

Crum got things going with her first goal 45 seconds into the second half. Running into the box she lifted a front-post glancing header into the net off a cross from from the wing by senior Brittney Carter. Two minutes later, Katelyn Kahael setup a Shenk goal from the middle of the box. Crum then capped the scoring outburst in the 53rd minute with a dipping free kick that went up and over the wall from roughly 20 yards out.

In the 73rd minute, Crum finished off her hat trick on a ball not completely corralled by the SHU goalkeeper. Shenk poked the ball free for Crum to finish into a wide-open net. It was Crum's 71st career goal. She is now three goals shy of tying the WHAC all-time career goals record of 74 set by UNOH's Camilla Anderson (2015-17).

Aquinas outshot Siena Heights 21-5 (13-3 shots on target) on Saturday. 

AQ freshman goalkeeper Kayla Shuk made three saves on shots mainly from distance. Defenders Avery Tack and Breanna Probst both played all 90 minutes in preserving the shutout.

Next up, Aquinas will play in its fifth straight WHAC Tournament championship game against No. 2-seeded Madonna. The Crusaders picked up a 2-0 win over No. 6-seeded Lourdes in the other WHAC semifinal on Saturday.

The WHAC title game will be at noon on Nov. 12 at the AQ Athletic Field.