With an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III national tournament on the line, Central and Dubuque’s women’s soccer teams played an instant classic that went to penalty kicks, and eventually into the favor of the Spartans, 1 – 0. The two teams were scoreless at the end of regulation and two overtime periods. The shots on goal were even at eight after the second half ended and the Dutch had the only one on goal in extra time. The penalty kicks were tied at three after five rounds and eventually went to a ninth round with the winner kicked in by Kayla Sunvold for Dubuque. Central’s women finish the season 11 – 4 – 4 overall and must wait until later this week to find out if they earned an at-large bid into the national tourney.

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