BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green is headed to back to the NCAA tournament following a nerve-rattling Mid-American Conference tournament championship game that played to a 1-1 draw and came down to penalty kicks, which the Falcons won 5-4 after six rounds.
The Falcons trailed 3-1 in the penalty shootout and faced three zero-sum penalties, all of which went their way.
Kathleen Duwve saved Ball State’s fifth spot kick, Nikki Cox and Morgan Abbitt converted in do-or-die situations, and Elisa Baeron’s shot in the sixth round clinched Bowling Green’s first MAC tournament championship in 13 years.
The Falcons’ NCAA tournament matchup will be decided Monday afternoon.