Friday afternoon, the Weber State forward punched her team’s ticket to the Big Sky Conference championship final for the second straight season.

Schlosser headed in a goal in the 69th minute and No. 1 Weber State got past No. 4 Idaho with a 1-0 semifinal victory Friday in chilly Missoula, Montana.

WSU junior playmaker Oakley Anderson sent a ball toward the goal from the right corner, which was met by the head of Idaho defender Mirabella Bickham. The ball popped straight into the air, and Schlosser timed her jump better than that of Vandals keeper Paula Flores.

Off her head past Flores and trickling across the line with nobody else around, that goal was enough to grab a victory for Weber State. The Wildcats now look for their first tournament title and NCAA berth since 2013, after having lost a PK shootout to Montana in the final on the same field one year ago.

“We had, I think, the majority of opportunities in that second half, so I think we deserved a little fortuitous goal,” WSU head coach Kyle Christensen said postgame on the ESPN+ stream. “I’m so happy for (Schlosser), she deserves it.”

Schlosser is the subject of one of many court cases against the NCAA in which players from the high school class of 2022 have sued the organization for eligibility this season. Many players from previous classes had additional years of eligibility due to pandemic, rulings about junior college seasons, and more, while players from the 2023 class forward automatically get a fifth year due to the NCAA’s change to its eligibility structure.

Schlosser missed time during the season while seeking a temporary restraining order, which she obtained Oct. 2 from Utah’s Second District Court. Judge Jason Nelson ruled her temporarily eligible, then ongoing arguments and filings resulted in an extension of the TRO until Nov. 10.

Tuesday, Nelson ruled in favor of Schlosser on a request for preliminary injunction, which stays in force until “final judgment on the merits or further order of this Court,” Nelson wrote.

Idaho hadn’t recorded a shot on goal until Schlosser scored; the Vandals would generate three such looks in the final 20 minutes but all were long-range, looping shots that Big Sky goalkeeper of the year Lauren Butorac corralled with easy catches.

Idaho pushed into Weber State’s box in the final minute but WSU was able to turn away the threat without the Vandals sending it toward goal.

The win avenged one of two non-victories Weber State tallied during the conference season; the two teams played to a 1-1 draw six weeks ago in the Big Sky regular-season opener.

The Wildcats advance to the Big Sky tournament final at 1 p.m. Sunday, when they will face No. 2 Northern Colorado. The Bears beat No. 3 Northern Arizona 2-0 earlier Friday in the first Big Sky tournament match in three years decided by more than one goal. (In fact, nine of the last 13 tournament matches, counting Friday’s semifinals, have gone to penalty kicks.)

The final will be a rematch from 10 days prior when Weber State beat Northern Colorado 2-1 in Ogden.

WSU forward and Big Sky golden boot winner Lily Blum’s streak of scoring a goal in eight straight matches came to an end; both of her scoreless matches against Big Sky foes came against Idaho.