Heading into Tuesday's regular season finale at home against Co-Lin, the Bears had one goal in mind, win and find themselves in the playoffs for the second-consecutive season.
 
And despite a tough and chippy bout with their rivals, the Bears fell just short in the end dropping a 2-1 heartbreaker to the Wolves, thus ending their season.
 
"The problem is that it (clinching playoffs) should have happened already this season," Southwest head coach Zach Mills said. "We had a couple of games that we should have won so this game shouldn't have been such an important one. Not having four starters just hurts."
 
The Bears (8-7-2, 4-5-2 MACCC) and the Wolves went toe-to-toe through the first half with neither offense being able to overcome the tough defenses put on display.
 
Not long into the second half, however, it was the visitors who struck first with a goal in the 58^th minute.
 
The Bears pressed on, looking to pull even, and their aggressive play paid off 5:00 later when Sergio Padin scored on a penalty kick, tying the match at 1.
 
That score stayed true for almost another 8:00, but it was Co-Lin who jumped ahead on a corner kick which was headed in, putting the Bears down 2-1.
 
Southwest tried to get back into the match and had multiple opportunities to do so, including two shots within a minute of each other that hit off of the crossbar. Despite their efforts, they were unable to climb back into the game as Co-Lin held on for the win.