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  Last Saturday, the UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater women's soccer teams went to penalty kicks following the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament final.
A week later, the conference rivals both advanced in the NCAA Division III tournament thanks to shootout victories.
Oshkosh, making its second NCAA appearance and first since 2006, got past Ohio Wesleyan 2-1 following a 0-0 tie in a first-round match Saturday night in St. Louis as senior goalkeeper Brittany Walder (Waukesha West) saved four consecutive penalty kicks. The Titans (12-6-4) advanced to play host and 12th-ranked Washington-St. Louis (16-4-0) in the second round at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Whitewater, meanwhile, ousted No. 14 and host Wartburg 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a second-round game in Waverly, Iowa to qualify for the Sweet 16 in its first trip to the tournament. The Warhawks (14-4-3) will play Wheaton, Ill. (20-1-2) in the third round next weekend.
Senior defenders Kelsey Spaith (Madison Memorial) and Nikki Reed (Muskego) made their kicks from the spot for Oshkosh, which matched Ohio Wesleyan (12-4-5) with 11 shots through 110 minutes. Walder also made a save last Saturday as the Titans won the shootout 4-3 over the Warhawks.
Wartburg (17-2-3) took the lead in the 52nd minute as sophomore Anna Aquino scored her 10th goal of the season, but Whitewater equalized through Pam Lisowe (New Holstein) in the 74th. Freshman keeper Jordan Myers made 10 saves in regulation and overtime as the Warhawks were outshot 20-7.
In the shootout, both teams missed in the fourth round but made all their other kicks until the seventh round. Sophomore defender Amy Green (Baraboo) put Whitewater ahead 6-5 and Knights senior forward Taylor Vermie missed to send the Warhawks into Sweet 16. - Junior keeper Kate Maxwell (Appleton Fox Valley Lutheran) made six saves as Carroll played St. Benedict (Minn.) to a 0-0 draw in a first-round match Saturday in Dubuque, Iowa, but the Pioneers were ousted 5-4 on penalty kicks. St. Benedict (12-6-3) outshot Carroll 16-2 on the day, including 8-0 in the two 10-minute overtimes, but couldn't solve Maxwell until the penalty kick shootout. The Pioneers (11-8-2) remain winless in five all-time NCAA appearances.
NCAA Division I women
Senior standout Sarah Hagen (Appleton North) scored her program-record 25th goal of the season in the fourth minute, and sophomore Krissy Dorre and senior Keara Thompson added late insurance goals as No. 15 UW-Milwaukee blanked Illinois State 3-0 in a first-round match Saturday night at Engelmann Stadium.
It was the first win for the Panthers in 11 NCAA tournament matches (1-8-2) and avenged one of their two regular-season losses – the Redbirds (13-6-0) beat UWM 3-1 in a non-conference match Oct. 23 in Normal, Ill.
"For this senior class, to make the NCAA tournament every year, to finally get a win, it has been very elusive," said Panthers coach Michael Moynihan, whose team will play Ohio State (11-8-2) in a second-round match Friday in Durham. N.C. "We've had some very good teams and played really good games in the tournament, but just haven't been able to get the 'W.' They've been here for three years and I've been here for (a lot longer) and it's my first win, too. It's a great feeling."
Playing at home in the tournament for the first time, the Panthers wasted little time taking the lead as Hagen headed in a corner kick by Thompson. The goal was the 92nd of Hagen's career, moving her into sole possession of ninth place in NCAA Division I history. She also picked up an assist, as her point-blank header was stopped at the goal line and then finished by Dorre for her third goal in the 74th. That gives Hagen 210 career points, which ranks 17th all-time.
Illinois State came into the game as the nation's third-best scoring team, averaging 3.11 goals per game, but Milwaukee junior keeper Jamie Forbes made five saves to deal the Redbirds their third shutout of the season and record her 11th clean sheet this fall.
- Sophomore midfielder Taylor Madigan (Waunakee) poked in a shot from 6 yards out in the 97th minute as 12th-ranked Marquette outlasted visiting Toledo 1-0 in overtime at Valley Fields. (Video highlights) The Golden Eagles (18-3-0), who advance to play Penn State (20-4-0) on Friday in Winston-Salem, N.C., outshot the Rockets 14-3 on the night, but keeper Vicki Traven made seven saves to keep the game scoreless. Toledo (14-6-2) actually had two chances to take the lead in the 65th, as Nicole Gyurgyik hit the crossbar and had another saved by Marquette senior Natalie Kulla 40 seconds later – that was the lone shot on goal Kulla faced in her 43rd career shutout, just one behind NCAA Division I record holder Erin Guthrie of Rutgers (2006 to '09). Six of Madigan's eight goals this season have been game-winners for the Golden Eagles, who remained perfect in overtime matches (5-0-0) and advanced to the second round for the fifth time in 10 NCAA appearances.
NCAA Division III men
No. 7 St. Olaf (Minn.) scored three first-half goals, all on headers off set pieces, as it dropped Carroll 3-1 in a first-round match in Decorah, Iowa.
Adam Hadro headed a corner kick past Pioneers sophomore keeper Tomek Miaskowski (Appleton Xavier) in the 15th, Soren Frykholm did the same off a free kick by senior Max Lund (Hudson) in the 38th and Stephen Johnson nodded in another corner in the 42nd for the Oles (17-3-1). All three scorers came into the game with one goal on the season.
Senior defender Adam Bruk (Brookfield Central) got Carroll (11-8-1) on the board in the 62nd, converting a penalty kick for his first goal of the season. Miaskowski finished with five saves for the Pioneers, who were outshot 14-9 as they were eliminated from their fourth NCAA appearance.
NCCAA Division II
The third time wasn't the charm for the Northland International men's team.
The Pioneers lost to top-seeded Moody Bible (Ill.) 3-1 in the National Christian College Athletic Association Division II championship game in Kissimmee, Fla. It was the third time the teams have met this season, all since Oct. 22 and all wins for the Archers (17-2-1).
Third-seeded Northland International (12-8-1), who earned the lone at-large berth in the eight-team national tournament after losing to Moody in the Midwest Regional final, was seeking its ninth national title; it was the third championship for the Archers. - On the women's side, sixth-seeded Northland International (10-8-1) beat No. 5 seed North Central (Minn.) 1-0 in the third-place game.
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