Duo paces Scots

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St. Andrew's Laura Weinberg and Lauren Reilly each scored a pair of goals as St. Andrew's defeated Tampa Berkeley Prep 4-3 in a Class 3A regional championship game at Don Jones Memorial Field.

The victory sends the Scots (16-3-1) back to the FHSAA's Class 3A Final Four, where they won the championship in 2007. They'll face American Heritage Plantation on Friday. The Patriots advanced with a 1-0 victory over Gulliver Prep in two overtimes.

Reilly scored her first goal in the game's 14th minute when she finished on a shot by Weinberg that Buccaneers goalkeeper Bryane Heaberlin knocked down but couldn't grab.

The Bucs (19-4-2) came back when Samantha Newhaller hit the first of her two goals in the 25th minute, but Reilly snatched the lead back when she caught Heaberlin coming out of the box to cut off her angle. Berkeley knotted the score on a 35-yard direct free kick by Amber Famighetti in the 38th minute.

In the second half, Weinberg took over the scoring, with Reilly's assistance. With 21:30 remaining, Reilly centered a pass to Weinberg who slipped it past Heaberlin from 3 yards away and eight minutes later, Reilly headed a ball in the box to Weinberg as she rushed in.