Aisha Alfa netted a hat trick to lead the Ottawa Fury past the New Jersey Stallions on Sunday in the W-League's Eastern Conference final, sending the Canadians to next weekend's final four in Virginia Beach, Va.
The Chicago Cobras also advanced to the final four on Sunday, pulling away on second-half goals three minutes apart by Molly Greene and Julianne Sitch to knock off the Charlotte Lady Eagles, 3-1, in the Central Conference final.
The Fury (13-2-1) and Cobras (12-1-1) will meet in one semifinal Friday at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach. The Hampton Roads Piranhas (12-0-0), who earned a semifinal berth as final four host, will meet Western Conference winner Seattle Sounders Women (8-3-2) in Friday's other match.
The Aug. 10 final will be shown on Fox Sports World (5 p.m. ET).
Alfa, a former University of Alberta star, scored in the 11th and 15th minutes to give Ottawa a 2-0 lead, but the Lady Stallions (12-4-0) rebounded on goals by Princeton University star Esmeralda Negron in the 30th minute and University of Tennessee standout Sue Flamini in the 37th.
Alfa broke the tie with her third goal, in the 53rd minute, and Ontario U-18 standout Eilish McConville added an insurance goal in the 75th.
Chicago's Greene, a Northwestern University senior, broke a 1-1 tie in the 69th minute and DePaul University star Sitch made it 3-1 in the 72nd.
Arizona State's Patrice Feulner shot the Cobras ahead in the sixth minute, and Charlotte — the 2001 W-2 League champion and W-League runner-up last season — pulled even on former University of North Carolina defender Tina Murphy's goal in the 60th minute.
W-LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
Conference finals
Sunday's results
Chicago (Feulner 6, Greene 69, Sitch 72) 3 Charlotte 1 (Murphy 60).
Ottawa 4 (Alfa 11, 15, 53, McConville 75) New Jersey Lady Stallions 2 (Negron 30, Flamini 37).
Saturday's result
Vancouver 2 (Andrews 9, Neil 65) Seattle 2 (Frimpong 42, 43).
(Seattle advances, 3-2, on penalties)
Final Four
Aug. 8-10 at Landstown High School, Virginia Beach, Va.
Semifinals
Hampton Roads Piranhas (12-0-0) vs. Seattle Sounders Women (8-3-2).
Chicago Cobras (12-1-1) vs. Ottawa Fury (13-2-1)