For the sixth consecutive season, Ursuline's soccer team will play in the Great Midwest Tournament Semi-Finals after a shootout win over Cedarville on Saturday evening.
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After the two teams played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer, Ursuline edged Cedarville 4-3 in penalty kicks to advance to take on the #1 seeded Ohio Valley Fighting Scots on Thursday in Vienna, West Virginia.
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Cedarville outshot Ursuline 34-5 in total shots and held the Arrows without a shot on goal while attempting 10 of their own.
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Freshman goalkeeper
Gina Cerny made nine saves between regulation and the two overtime periods.
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After Cedarville made their first kick, junior
Haley Knox had her attempt saved by the Jackets goalkeeper. Cerny made a big save on the second opportunity from Cedarville and sophomore
Brooke Mahabir evened the kicks up after converting her attempt.
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Senior
Steph Chlad and redshirt Freshman
Sarah Mitchell both made kicks for the Arrows while Cerny made another huge save to set up a game-winning attempt from senior
Rachel Strahorn.
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Strahorn found the back of the net just past the Yellow Jackets keeper to send Ursuline to its sixth straight Semi-Finals. Ursuline is 5-0 in their previous Semi-Final match-ups.
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The Arrows last penalty kick win in the postseason came in 2015 when Ursuline defeated Kentucky Wesleyan 4-2 in kicks in the Semi-Finals.
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Ursuline and Ohio Valley are slated for a 2:30 PM kickoff on Thursday and the game will be streamed live on the Great Midwest Digital Network.
The Arrows and Fighting Scots had their regular season match cancelled due to an industrial fire in the area.Â
The winner will advance to play the winner of #2 Ohio Dominican and #3 Walsh who will play on Thursday at 11:30am.Â
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