No. 5 seeded Kentucky women’s soccer (11-4-5, 3-3-4) defeated West Virginia (12-5-3, 8-2-1) 4-2 in penalty kicks to advance in the NCAA tournament for the first time in ten years.
The match was played in front of 1,360 fans, which was the largest crowd for a women’s soccer match this season for the Cats.
The Wildcats haven’t won a penalty shootout since 2014, when they defeated SIUE in a shootout at home during the first round of the NCAA tournament.
For just the fourth time in program history, Marzia Josephson earned the Wildcats their way to the second round by making two decisive stops.