Connecticut College survived a heart-pounding, drama-filled shootout to advance to the second round of the NCAA Division III women's soccer tournament for the second time in three years.

After 90 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods, Conn and Scranton remained deadlocked at 1-1, sending Saturday's first-round game to penalty kicks.

Freshman Alyssa Kogelmann came off the bench to convert a pressure-packed penalty kick in the sixth round to give the Camels a 4-3 edge. Senior goalie Bryanna Montalvo's terrific save ended the game in dramatic fashion. It was her third stop of the shootout.

The Camels (10-5-2) will face host McDaniel College (17-2-1), a 4-1 win over Farmingdale State, at 1 p.m. Sunday in Westminster, Md.

"We're thrilled," Conn coach Norm Riker said by phone after the game. "We obviously would have loved to win the game in regulation. We played really well. We held possession and dominated the stats. The right team won, I felt. We deserved it.

"We played our best game of the year. So it's fitting we got through."

The Camels relied on two unlikely heroes in Kogelmann and junior Mackenzie Kingston to advance. Prior to Saturday, Kogelmann had appeared in just seven games and not scored a goal. She stepped up for the crucial kick after juniors Alex Bukovac, Nicole Medina and Lauren Steele all converted.

Kogelmann calmly buried her right-footed shot into the right corner.

Riker had no doubt that Kogelmann could handle the pressure.

"She's been fabulous all season long just striking the ball," he said. "During the prep for the tournament, we knew that she was someone we could trust and that would finish. She was very cool under a lot pressure for a young player."

Kingston, a defender, scored her first goal of the season and only second of her career to hand the Camels a 1-0 lead at the 21:27 mark.

Stationed near the right sideline, Kingston collected a back pass from freshman Zoe Stublarec, took a touch and lifted a high shot that sailed just over goalie Krissy Welsh's hands and under the crossbar at the near post.

"All season long, we've been talking about putting the ball in the box and getting it behind the defense, and you just never know what's going to happen," Riker said. "Shoot the ball and get it on target. Mackenzie has a really incredible shot, very powerful. She took her chance and hit it hard and found the back of the net."

Scranton (17-1-2), which came into the game riding a 15-game winning streak, scored the game-tying goal in similar fashion. Kelly Egan fired a long shot from about 25 yards out that found the upper far corner to tie the game with just over eight minutes left.

About 10 minutes earlier, Conn College had a goal waived off because of an offside call.

The Camels had the best chance in the two overtimes, as leading scorer Alex Baltazar broke in alone up the middle but Welsh raced out for a terrific save. They finished with a 22-9 edge in shots.

Montalvo came to the rescue during the shootout, using her soccer smarts and quick reflexes to make diving saves on Scranton's first two penalty kick attempts. Then she guessed right again on the sixth kick, lunging to knock away a shot targeted for the right corner.

"She did a great job," Riker said. "She was a stonewall for the penalties for us. She's mentally tough. She's a classic gamer. She loves the big stage and loves the big moment."

Up next is a first-ever meeting with McDaniel College, a member of the Centennial Conference. Having won in regulation, the Green Terror, who earned an at-large bid, will be a bit more rested than the Camels.

Conn, which last advanced past the second round in 1998, isn't satisfied with winning just one game in the tournament.

"It will be another great game, another tough matchup," Riker said. "Our women, they're so mentally tough and mature, they understand and know what's on the line. They know what they've got to do."

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