Box Score ANNVILLE, Pa. – McDaniel scored twice in the first half before surviving an avalanche of shots from Lebanon Valley to advance to the championship game of the 2014 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) South tournament on penalty kicks in women's soccer action on Saturday.
Katie Kirschenmann (Damascus, Md./Damascus) had a hand in both goals for the fifth-seeded Green Terror (10-5-5), who officially tie the top-seeded Flying Dutchmen (15-4-2) by a 2-2 score before prevailing 3-1 in the shootout period to advance to Sunday's title tilt against Arcadia.
Maggie Quinn (Crofton, Md./Archbishop Spalding) converted the first attempt of the shootout period before Lebanon Valley missed on its first attempt.
After a McDaniel miss, Johnna Garbrick converted to even things at 1-all.
Catherine Wroblewski (Glen Mills, Pa./Cardinal O'Hara) hit on her attempt before a Dutchmen miss.
A Chloe Allen-Gorman (Portland, Ore./Lincoln) make stretched the lead to 3-1 and put the pressure on Lebanon Valley to need a make to extend the period.
Sarah McDonald (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) stopped the ensuing Dutchmen attempt, and the Green Terror advanced to the title game.
Paola Rosa (Laurel, Md./Reservoir) staked McDaniel to a 1-0 lead off a feed from Kirschenmann feed in the eighth minute.
Kirschenmann netted her third goal of the ECAC tournament, making a move around a defender and finishing in the right side of the net in the 17th minute.
Meghan Ross cut the deficit in half in the 68th minute before Sammy Bost forced overtime with a goal with just 1:46 to play in regulation.
McDonald made 17 saves in goal for the Green Terror.
Taylor Reinhold made four saves for Lebanon Valley, which finished with a 34-10 advantage in shots.
Game time is 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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