MARSHALL, Mo.--Missouri Valley blitzed the Phoenix in the first half and adds three more goals in the second half leading the whole way to get a 6-3 win and end the Phoenix's national tournament run. 

Cumberland conceded just three goals one time in the season opener and the Vikings posted three in the first half before adding three more in the second half. The Phoenix allowed just 12 goals all season coming into the match and hadn't lost since September 27th.

The No. 11-seed Missouri Valley Vikings fired 12 shots with eight on goal and scored six goals. Cumberland posted seven shots with four on target. Cumberland had three corners scoring on one and the Vikings had six converting on one as well. 

Robbie Lyons scored two goals for Cumberland while Kam Stanley added a goal in the final minutes. John Azar, Cathal Coyne, and Brima Kamara each had assists in the game. 

The first half the Vikings blitzed Cumberland with three goals in the first 22 minutes of the match. Missouri Valley scored in the 12th minute as Sam Green passed it across the top of the box to Yoshiki Igarashi and he went far post for the early goal. 

Just three minutes later, Edvin Grevskott had the ball in Cumberland's box and Green stole it from him with Kerim Akpinar closing in. Green dished it to Akpinar in a two-on-one situation with Jack McCarthy and Akpinar had a wide open goal to push it to 2-0. 

In the 22nd minute, Green played a perfect ball on a corner kick and Malik Hasanovikj headed it home past McCarthy for a 3-0 lead. 

Cumberland responded a minute later, as senior Cathal Coyne played a perfect long ball over the top to catch Robbie Lyons in stride. Lyons went far post for the goal where the score stood at 3-1 at the half.

Early in second half, the Phoenix made it a one score game as John Azar played it in on a corner kick and Lyons this time headed home to cut it to 3-2. 

With the momentum fully on Cumberland's side as they tried to surmount the comeback, Missouri Valley got a gut-punching goal as Kazuki Hashimoto found Akpinar for a header and a goal in the 63rd minute. 

Just 30 second later, Alex Carillo tried to make a slide tackle in the box and was whistled for the foul allowing Green to step up to the spot and bury a penalty kick for a 5-2 lead. 

Trying to make a play, Joaquin Carillo committed a foul on a clear goal scoring opportunity, sending him off with a red and giving the Vikings a crack at the goal from just outside of the box. Hasanovikj stepped up and buried it in the upper right corner of the goal for a 6-2 lead. 

In the closing minutes, Kam Stanley found a goal, but it was too late for Cumberland to get back in this match. 

Missouri Valley moves on to the final site for the seventh-straight season while Cumberland falls still seeking their first national tournament win. 

Cumberland's season ends with a 12-5-3 and a Mid-South Conference Tournament title.