WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. -- No. 2 seed Cumberlands (Ky.) advanced to the MSC Women's Soccer Tournament finals after a penalty-kick win over No. 3 seed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) tonight.
The Patriots face the winner of top-seeded Campbellsville (Ky.) and No. 4 seed Cumberland (Tenn.), who play tomorrow night in the other semifinal in Campbellsville.
Cumberlands (10-2-4) advances thanks to a 5-4 penalty-kick shootout win over Lindsey Wilson (11-3-2). The two teams tied 1-1 after double overtime, forcing penalties.
Both teams traded goals through four rounds of penalty kicks.
Kinga Hebda -- who came on in goal for the Patriots in PKs -- made a save to set up Cumberlands for a chance to close out the match.
Abigail Little took the cue from Hebda and provided the decisive penalty kick to push the Patriots into the finals.
In regulation, Cumberlands scored the game's first goal in the 37th minute when Letizia Traversone scored a penalty kick after a Lindsey Wilson foul in the 18-yard box to take a 1-0 lead.
Lindsey Wilson's Ashiat Naluggwa scored the equalizer in the 63rd minute.
Both starting goalkeepers made critical saves during the night.
Cumberlands' Morgan White collected five saves, while Lindsey Wilson's Demi Serman stopped six shots.
Cumberlands awaits the Campbellsville-Cumberland winner. The championship match is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the highest remaining seed.
The tournament winner earns the conference’s automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships in November.