Terre Haute, Ind.— The fourth-seeded Indiana State women's soccer team advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament after defeating the fifth-seeded Drake Bulldogs in a penalty shootout, 3-2, at Memorial Stadium.
Despite combining for 24 total shots, Indiana State (7-10-2) and Drake (12-4-3) played a scoreless draw through 110 minutes on Sunday, with the Bulldogs leading 10-5 in shots on goal. Drake also led 8-2 in corner kicks.
Senior Maddie Orf led Indiana State with two shots both being on goal during regulation, while freshman goalkeeper Brianna Riscossa came up strong with 10 saves during the match.
As the match went to penalty kicks, ISU sent senior Maddie Orf, sophomore Sydney Hamker, junior Kasey Wallace, senior Gaelen Stejbach and sophomore Katie Wells onto the field with senior Brittany San Roman taking over in goal.
San Roman provided the early momentum for Indiana State, saving the first penalty kick by Drake as Orf, Hamker, and Wallace all scored. Drake got on the board with their next two attempts, while Stejbach and Wells both missed their shots.
At this point Indiana State was winning 3-2 in penalty kicks with the final Drake shooter, Kayla Armstrong, stepping up for the tying shot. Armstrong missed high giving the Sycamores the win.
Today's match is officially labeled a draw, but it marks the first time since 2013 that the Sycamores will compete in the MVC Tournament semifinal match.
Indiana State will head to Normal, Ill., next weekend, battling top-seeded and regular season champion Illinois State on Friday, Nov. 4, at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The other match of the tournament will feature No. 6 Loyola and No. 2 Evansville after the Ramblers defeated third-seeded UNI Panthers 1-0 to advance.
The Sycamores are competing for a third shot at an MVC Championship match. The game can be viewed live on ESPN3.
Go Sycamores!