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THE RUNDOWN
DALLAS – The No. 25-ranked St. Edward's University women's soccer team battled No. 3-seeded Rogers State to a 2-2 draw Thursday, but its Heartland Tournament run came to a close after eight rounds of penalty kicks as the Hillcats advanced with a 6-5 advantage.

The second-seeded Hilltoppers (11-3-5) pounced on the Hillcats (13-3-3) early as WHYTNEIGH DUFFIE buried a crossing pass from GRACEN JACKS in the 2'. SEU added to its lead in the 15' as SABRINA CONE converted a penalty-kick opportunity following a RSU handball in the penalty area.

Rogers State got on the board in the 25' thanks to Hannah Mushisky's goal off of a long throw in. Mushisky also scored the equalizer for RSU in the 74' that eventually sent the match into penalty kicks.

St. Edward's goalkeeper ELYSE LESCO made two stops for the Hilltoppers in the shootout, but it would be RSU advancing to the championship match after eight rounds by a score of 6-5.

HIGHLIGHTS

• SEU is 5-1-2 in the all-time series with RSU.
• Duffie has 35-career points with 16 goals and three assists.
• Jacks has two assists this season and 11 in her career.
• Cone has seven points this season and 25 in her career.
• Thursday marked the Hilltoppers' third-straight postseason match to end in penalties.
• SEU went to penalty kicks last season in the NCAA Regional Tournament and the Heartland Championship.
• Head Coach Nick Cowell's career record is 402-123-42 overall and 185-37-21 at St. Edward's.

STAT OF THE GAME I
0 – There were zero cards or ejections in Thursday's semifinal match.

STAT OF THE GAME II
27 – SEU and RSU combined for 27 shots with a combined 14 attempts on goal.

TOP QUOTE
Head Coach Nick Cowell on the loss…
"After taking a 2-0 lead, we stopped playing for some reason. Then, when they scored the first goal, we panicked a little bit and lost our shape. We battled back and played well in overtime, but when it comes down to penalties it is a bit of a lottery.

Head Coach Nick Cowell on the season…
The team has been a great group to work with and I hope the lessons we have learned this year will stay with us and help us all become better people. I'm proud of the team and the efforts they have put forward this year. I would also like to say a big thank you to my coaches, Kelsey and Jamie, and our training staff, Matt, Bruna and Griffin who have patched the team up week after week."

WHAT'S NEXT
The Hilltoppers will await the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer selection show to see if they are granted a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The South Central Region sends its top six teams and SEU was ranked sixth in the latest rankings.

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