LEBANON, Tenn. -- Top-seeded Cumberland (Tenn.) beat No. 4 seed Cumberlands (Ky.) on penalty kicks after a scoreless draw to advance in the Mid-South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
The Phoenix face the winner of second-seeded Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and No. 3 seed Bethel (Tenn.), who play tonight in the other semifinal in Columbia.
Oscar Gomez scored the match-winning penalty kick as the ninth player to step to the spot during the 7-6 shootout win. Cumberland scored six straight penalties after missing two of their first three tries to advance.
Cumberland's Pau Gelabert and Cumberlands' Zachary Dean each produced a clean sheet in the double-overtime tie. Gelabert and Dean each ended the match with five saves.
Cumberland (10-1-5) finished the match outshooting the Patriots (7-6-5) 21-12. Both teams reached the target five times.
Cumberlands managed to push the contest into extra frames despite playing with 10 men over the final 33 minutes of regulation.
Cumberland awaits the Lindsey Wilson-Bethel winner. The championship match is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Lebanon.
The tournament winner earns the conference’s automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships in November.