Hattiesburg, Miss. - The No. 11-ranked Columbia College women's soccer team battled No. 5-ranked and 2021 NCAA Runner-up William Carey University till the end but fell 7-6 in penalty kicks after the teams finished in a 0-0 double overtime tie Saturday in the NAIA Second Round.
 
William Carey has a 16-2-2 overall record, while Columbia had its school record 16-game win streak snapped and ended its season with a 17-3-2 record. William Carey advances to the NAIA National Championship final site, which set for Nov. 29-Dec. 5 in Orange Beach, Ala.
 
PENALTY KICKS
PK 1 - WC - Kauany Sousa - Made
PK 1 - CC - Cielo Rivera - Made
 
PK 2 - WC - Camila Pescatore - Made
PK 2 - CC - Isabella Govero - Made
 
PK 3 - WC - Maria Azarias - Miss
PK 3 - CC - Brooke Schneider - Miss
 
PK 4 - WC - Valerie Barajas - Made
PK 4 - CC - Macie Lucas - Made
 
PK 5 - WC - Alexis Arnoult - Made
PK 5 - CC - Delfina Zolesio Fernandez Blanco - Made
 
PK 6 - WC - Fernando Pena Nieto - Made
PK 6 - CC - Grace Winegar - Made
 
PK 7 - WC - Chole Strickland - Made
PK 7 - CC - Emilia Zolesio Fernandez Blanco - Made
 
PK 8 - WC - Virginia Mesa - Made
PK 8 - CC - Maddy Schrader - Missed
 
William Carey dominated the first half of play outshooting the Cougars 9-0,  but neither team found the back of the net. Columbia goalkeeper Victoria Heus had four saves.
 
Columbia got its first shot of the game following a corner kick in the 64th minute after a header from Schneider was saved by Marlen Kelm. The Cougars gained the momentum and registered two more shots but the scored remained tied.
 
William Carey outshot Columbia 26-3 and had a 4-3 advantage in corner kicks.
 
Heus made a career-high saves and picked up her 11th career shutout.
 
NOTES: William Carey leads the all-time series 1-0-1 ... This was the first overtime game this season for both teams ... The Cougars are 5-8-4 in 10 all-time NAIA National Tournament appearances ... The Cougars have won 17 or more games six times under head coach John Klein.