CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.--Juniors Kristina Rendon and Courtney DeSisto each scored second-half goals to lift the No. 2-seed Hood College women's soccer team to the title match of the 2006 Atlantic Women's Colleges Conference tournament Saturday with a 2-1 victory over No. 3 Chatham College. Hood improves to 10-5-2 on the season and will face top-seeded College of Notre Dame (Md.) at 2 p.m. for the championship.

Rendon and DeSisto scored their tallies less than three minutes apart to propel the Blazers into the championship match for the second straight year. Rendon's score was just her second of the season while DeSisto was credited with her fourth goal of the year.

Freshman Nina Duron made four saves in goal but was not tested as heavily as Cougar keeper Kristin Podboy who made 17 saves on the day. Hood held an overwhelming edge over Chatham in the shot department, launching 30 attempts compared to Chatham's six.

Notre Dame advanced to the title match after dispatching Wells College, 7-0, in the first semifinal. Sunday's final will be a rematch of the 2005 AWCC title contest which the Gators won, 4-1, over the Blazers. Notre Dame shutout Hood, 6-0, in the regular season meeting between the two rivals in Baltimore on Sept. 27.