Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury saved all three penalties she faced as the Spirit defeated reigning champion NJ/NY Gotham FC 3-0 in a penalty shootout on Saturday at Audi Field to advance to next week's NWSL Championship.
The two teams played to a 1-1 draw through 120 minutes after the Spirit forced extra time in the final moments of regulation.
Spirit midfielder Hal Hershfelt scored the equalizer for Washington in second-half stoppage time to offset Esther González's earlier in the period for Gotham, who played the final 19 minutes of extra time down a player.