KENNESAW, Ga. - No. 4 Kennesaw State advanced in the ASUN Conference Championship as it defeated No. 5 North Florida women's soccer Sunday afternoon 4-3 in penalty kicks. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• To start the match, both squads had several opportunities and UNF led 5-1 after the first 45 minutes.
• The second half resulted in a stalemate, as neither team could find the back of the net.
• The Ospreys continued to hold the advantage in total shots with 9-5 over the Owls.
• After regulation, the match moved into golden goal overtime and neither team found the net forcing a shootout.
• Freshman goalkeeper Tiffany Sornpao stopped Sarah Wasser's first penalty kick attempt to give the Owls the edge.
• Freshman Rhiannon Conelley came up with a big save to knot the score at 3-all, but Sornpao came up with the save on the Ospreys' next attempt giving the Owls the chance to take the match.
• KSU's Carly Pressgrove stepped up to the line and converted a goal to give the 4-3 advantage to Kennesaw State.

CONFER'S CORNER
"I'm gutted for our players. They played with heart and gave  everything they had. I'm extremely proud of the season they had. From the first day of preseason, they came in fit and have worked extremely hard. They never dropped their standards and the future is bright for these young ladies. Thank you to our seniors that helped make this program better."

QUICK HITS
- With Kennesaw State's win today, No. 4 seeded teams now have eight wins against No. 5 seeded teams in ASUN Women's Soccer Championship history.
- Both Conelley and Sornpao posted five saves in the match.
- Today's match is the first championship game to go into penalty kicks since the 2015 season.
- Owls' Carly Pressgrove scored the game-winning penalty kick. Pressgrove also scored the game-winning goal in Kennesaw State's 1-0 victory over Lipscomb.
- The game closes out the career of Wasser, Katy Mixon, Haley Cook, Kendall Pollock and Arnela Cordic.