SLATINGTON – Sarah Segan said Northwestern hasn't been looking ahead this season.

After blitzing Bangor, 6-0, in Tuesday's Colonial League girls soccer semifinals, Segan said the Tigers can now finally focus on avenging a loss in last year's CL title game.

"We want to win the league championship so bad," said Segan. "We've been trying to focus on taking things one game at a time the entire season. But now that we've made it [to the final] we can finally focus on it.

"Last year, we lost in the championship game and now we have a chance to make up for that. I can't wait."

While Segan passed on a chance to talk about even bigger goals that the Tigers might have further down the line this season, Bangor coach Ken Wilson didn't.

"They are a really good team," said Wilson. "They might be the best Colonial League team that I've seen in all my years of coaching. They are big, they are fast, and they move the ball around extremely well. I wouldn't be surprised if they won a state championship this season."

Wilson, who has coached against some pretty elite Colonial League teams during his years with the Slaters, knows what he's talking about. He also has seen first hand on two occasions this season how dominant the Tigers can be.

In addition to last night lopsided loss, Bangor also dropped a 4-0 regular season decision to Northwestern.

"We knew coming in we had to play a nearly perfect game to have a chance and obviously we didn't do that," he said. "But give them a lot of credit for that.

"I just told my girls that Northwestern is the benchmark. We know the areas where we need to get better if we want to compete with them down the line. Northwestern is still a young team so if we want to contend for the league title in the next couple of years, we need to get to their level."

Segan, who is only a sophomore, is one of the Tigers on a different level than most of the other players in the league. She scored four goals against Bangor, moving her season total to 36.

"What more can I say about Sarah," said Northwestern coach Kelly Bleam. "She is a very, talented soccer player … just an unbelievable goal scorer.

"But she is so much more than just that. Sarah is an outstanding team player and an outstanding young girl as well. She is a pleasure to coach."

Segan got the Tigers off and rolling with two goals in the game's first seven minutes, including one just 20 seconds into the contest.

"It's nice to get an early lead like that," said Segan. "It allows you to play a little more relaxed."

Leading 2-0 at halftime, the Tigers quickly put the game out of reach in the first 10 minutes of the second half. Segan assisted on a Motolese goal that made it 3-0 and then added two more scores herself for a 5-0 advantage.

McKenzi Divers got the final goal for the Tigers, who finished with a commanding 24-3 advantage in shots.

"I was very pleased with our play tonight," said Bleam. "I always worry we score that early in a game that our team might get a little lackadaisical.

"But that never happened tonight. I have to credit our girls for continuing to work hard and for keeping the pressure on them."

While Segan's four goals made her the most obvious Northwestern star of the night, she wasn't the only Tiger standout.

"I thought Sabrina Mertz had an exceptional game," said Bleam. "She is a very versatile player that we've used at a number of different positions this season. Tonight, we used her at center back and she did a great job.

"Sabrina is a strong player and a very good team leader. She plays well wherever we put her. But I think we might have found a permanent position for her tonight."

Northwestern (17-0) will face Saucon Valley in the league title game on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Salisbury.