KUTZTOWN, Pa. – Tonight marked the third matchup of the season between Kutztown and Millersville, with the Golden Bears taking one-goal wins in each of the previous contests. KU came into this Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Quarterfinal game ranked as the No. 3 team in the nation with a 17-1 record, 15-1 in PSAC East play. Millersville came into the match with a 5-2 record in it's last seven games that aided the Marauders' late season playoff push. Tonight however, none of that mattered, as records convert back to zeros and every team looks to survive and advance. The Marauders did just that, outlasting the Golden Bears in PK's, 5-4 to set up a date with Gannon in the PSAC Semifinals on Friday. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Kutztown controlled the ball for a majority of the first half, firing seven shots (two on frame) to Millersville's three (one on frame). The Golden Bears would break the scoreless tie in the 40' when Dana Wentz sent a rocket in front of the Marauder net for an Isabella Rossetti header. This would give the No. 1 seeded KU a one-goal lead heading into the break. 

• The Marauders came out with energy to start the second half, keeping the ball in their attacking third for a majority of the first five minutes until Emma Elwell was able to deflect a ball of a Golden Bear defender in the 51' to earn the Marauders their first corner of the game. Cassie Blyth, a senior leader on the Millersville team, sent a pin-point ball in the front of the KU goal in which Alexis Spencer was able to find and head in to even the score at one. 

• From that point on each team had near equal opportunities, with Kutztown outshooting the Marauders 9-7 during the remaining time in regulation and both overtimes. The two teams would then gear up for their first PK experience of the 2021 season. From this point on all eyes were on Millersville keeper, Reagan Kolinski, and Kutztown keeper, Emma Wolfel, as one save likely wins the match for their team. 

PENALTY KICK'S
• Round One
KU - Brittany Arentz sent converted the first PK of the night, sending a ball to the bottom-right corner of the net past a diving Kolinski. 
'Ville - Matt Procopio sent Cassie Blyth in to take the first PK of the match for 'Ville and she did not disappoint. The senior lifted a ball over Wolfel into the top-left corner to even the score at 1-1. 
• Round Two
KU - Sadie Goad, who came off the bench for the Golden Bears and logged just 24 minutes drilled the second PK, driving it into the bottom left side of the net past Kolinski. 
'Ville - Next up for the Marauders was their lone goal scorer, Alexis Spencer. Spencer froze Wolfel, sending a soft kick into the right side of the net. 
• Round Three
KU - Kutztown's Joslyn Stoltz converted the third PK with a shot just over Kolinski's gloves to give the Golden Bears a 3-2 advantage. 
'Ville - Millersville's leading scorer, Morgan Winchock was sent up next. The junior nearly mirrored Spencer's shot, freezing Wolfel to tie it up at three.
• Round Four
KU - Alisea Munshower sent a ball to the opposite side of Kolinski, as the keeper jumped left, Munshower sent the ball in right. This put Kutztown back on top, 4-3.
'Ville - Redshirt senior, Paige Mancini converted the next PK for Millersville, kicking a ball into the top left corner of the net as Wolfel hesitated right. 
• Round Five
KU - Next up for the Golden Bears was their lone goal scorer of the evening, Isabella Rossetti. Rossetti booted a ball to the right side of the net that was met by Kolinski for the first save in PK'. The score remained 4-4 after the huge save. 
'Ville - Lauren Downey was up next in the Marauder rotation with all the pressure now being on Wolfel and Kutztown. The senior was ready for the big moment, as she fired a shot into the right side of the net to give the Marauders their first PSAC Tournament win since 2018. 

POST GAME REACTION FROM HEAD COACH MATT PROCOPIO 
• On the team maintaining energy and strong play for all 110 minutes: "The girls know what is at stake. It's November, and this is why you play, for moments like this. You have to give everything you have, which they did. We were playing well and we knew that so it kept us going."

• On the PK rotation: "We've been practicing the shootout the last few days so the lineup was pretty much set prior to today's game."

• On taking Kutztown down in third matchup of the season: "The first loss was the first conference game of the year and we grew throughout the year. We were to able to use much from that game, but the second game we were able to take a lot from. We know they were a very good team and that we could compete with them. It was all about the performance on the day. It was great to get the result at this all important time."

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• Kutztown out-shot 'Ville 16-11, however, Millersville recorded more shots on goal, 7-5.
• The Marauders held a 5-4 edge on corners.  
• Palina Jordan led the team in shots on goal with three, four other Marauders recorded shots on frame. 

NOTES
• This is the first PSAC Tournament win for women's soccer since the 2018 season.
•.This is Head Coach Matt Procopio's second PSAC Tournament victory.  

UP NEXT
• Millersville women's soccer will move on in the PSAC Tournament to face Gannon on Friday, Nov. 12 at 3 p.m. in Bloomsburg, Pa.