|TAMPA — The stakes never have been higher for Tampa Bay’s first professional women’s soccer team as it prepares to play for a shot at a first-division title.

The second-seeded Sun (12-6-10) will face No. 3 Dallas Trinity FC (12-9-7) in a semifinal match Saturday at Riverfront Stadium, with the winner advancing to the inaugural USL Super League final.

With just one loss in their past nine games (going 6-1-2), the Sun enter the match with momentum on their side and firm belief in themselves.

“There’s an unconscious mindset that we’re here for two more weeks no matter what,” said Sun midfielder Jade Moore, who recently announced she will retire after the season.

It was that quiet confidence that propelled the Sun from what seemed like a never-ending battle to get out of fifth place to

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