Box Score RICHARDSON, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' women's soccer claimed its 18th consecutive American Southwest Conference title, winning 4-3 in penalty kicks after HSU and UT Dallas battled to a 1-1 tie after 110 minutes of action on Saturday afternoon in Richardson.
Rachel Bean gave the Cowgirls the lead in the first half as she headed home a Madelyn Dowell corner 19:27 into the match.
HSU controlled most of the run of play, but the Comets were able to get the equalizer in the 62nd minute when Sierra Foster hit a cross into Sofia Munoz who buried it to tie the game.
The Cowgirls thought they had won the game at the very end of the first overtime when Caroline Poole buried a shot but after a discussion with the officials, they determined it did not cross the goal line before the clock hit :00.
After a scoreless second overtime, the teams went to shots from the mark to decide the champion.
Both teams converted their first two kicks as Dowell and Baylee Ford hit for the Cowgirls and Sofia Munoz and Keely Fillman scored for UTD.
Kayla Gable came up with a save of a Stephanie Ward shot and Aurora Arevalo hit the third shot for the Cowgirls. Josie Meeks for UTD and Kaylee Maddox for the Cowgirls hit their fourth shots, giving HSU a 4-3 lead.
Gable then saved Sierra Foster's shot and the Cowgirls celebrated the title. Gable was named the MVP of the tournament. Dowell, Ford and Bean were named to the all-tournament team.
HSU outshot the Comets 29-9 in the contest and 15-5 in shots on target. The Cowgirls also had a 10-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Gable and Hayley Foley split time in goal for the Cowgirls. Foley had two saves in the first half and Gable had a pair of saves in 65 minutes in goal.
HSU finishes the season with a record of 7-0-2 as the game is officially recorded as a tie. UTD finished the year with a record of 6-0-2.
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