Women’s Soccer Falls in PKs in NAIA 2nd Round

Hattiesburg, Miss. – The No. 11-ranked Columbia College women’s soccer team battled No. 5-ranked and 2021 NCAA Runner-up William Carey University till the end but fell 7-6 in penalty kicks after the teams finished in a 0-0 double overtime tie Saturday in the NAIA Second Round.
 
William Carey has a 16-2-2 overall record, while Columbia had its school record 16-game win streak snapped and ended its season with a 17-3-2 record. William Carey advances to the NAIA National Championship final site, which set for Nov. 29-Dec. 5 in Orange Beach, Ala.
 
PENALTY KICKS
PK 1 – WC – Kauany Sousa – Made
PK 1 – CC – Cielo Rivera – Made
 
PK 2 – WC – Camila Pescatore – Made
PK 2 – CC – Isabella Govero – Made
 
PK 3 – WC – Maria Azarias – Miss
PK 3 – CC – Brooke Schneider – Miss
 
PK 4 – WC – Valerie Barajas – Made
PK 4 – CC – Macie Lucas – Made
 
PK 5 – WC – Alexis Arnoult – Made
PK 5 – CC – Delfina Zolesio Fernandez Blanco – Made
 
PK 6 – WC – Fernando Pena Nieto – Made
PK 6 – CC – Grace Winegar – Made
 
PK 7 – WC – Chole Strickland – Made
PK 7 – CC – Emilia Zolesio Fernandez Blanco – Made
 
PK 8 – WC – Virginia Mesa – Made
PK 8 – CC – Maddy Schrader – Missed
 
William Carey dominated the first half of play outshooting the Cougars 9-0,  but neither team found the back of the net. Columbia goalkeeper Victoria Heus had four saves.
 
Columbia got its first shot of the game following a corner kick in the 64th minute after a header from Schneider was saved by Marlen Kelm. The Cougars gained the momentum and registered two more shots but the scored remained tied.
 
William Carey outshot Columbia 26-3 and had a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Heus made a career-high saves and picked up her 11th career shutout.
 
NOTES: William Carey leads the all-time series 1-0-1 … This was the first overtime game this season for both teams … The Cougars are 5-8-4 in 10 all-time NAIA National Tournament appearances … The Cougars have won 17 or more games six times under head coach John Klein.