Women's Soccer

No. 4 Miami Stays Alive with Win in Penalty Shootout

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fourth-seeded Miami advanced in the MAC Women's Soccer Championship with a 3-0 victory in a penalty shootout over Bowling Green on Saturday following a scoreless draw through two overtime periods at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. 

The RedHawks advance to Tuesday's semifinals against top-seeded Western Michigan at 5 p.m. ET. The match will be broadcast live on ESPN+. 

Dominique Popa made eight saves for the RedHawks, including a stop on Mia Ugarte's penalty kick at 105:02. Devin McElroy, Macy Berg and Kailyn Morrison converted their penalty kicks for Miami, while Bowling Green failed to convert on all three attempts.

Bowling Green outshot Miami 16-8 and held an 8-3 advantage in shots on goal. Popa made five first-half saves, including two stops against Ella Kane, to keep the Falcons off the scoreboard.

Audrey Oliver hit the crossbar at 69:54, and Bowling Green goalkeeper Payton O'Malley saved Katie O'Malley's shot at 85:24 to help send the match to overtime.

Popa made two more key saves in extra time, stopping Haley Wolf at 96:18 before denying Ugarte in the second overtime. O'Malley finished with three saves for Bowling Green.

The match officially goes down as a draw, with Miami advancing after winning the penalty shootout 3-0.