For the second straight year, West Virginia’s women’s soccer team saw its season end in penalty kicks.

The No. 7 seed Mountaineers battled second-seeded Georgetown to a 1-1 draw in a NCAA Tournament second-round match Thursday evening at Shaw Field, before the Hoyas prevailed in penalty kicks, 4-3.

With a chance for a fourth penalty kick conversion and an opportunity to extend the match, Mountaineer freshman Ava Arnold narrowly missed doing exactly that as her PK deflected off the top crossbar and stayed out, allowing the Hoyas (16-3-2) to move on.

WVU (14-3-3) applied an abundance of pressure early and it paid off when Ajanae Respass accounted for the first goal 2:27 into the match off Taylor White’s assist.

Georgetown had shutout the opponent in six straight home matches before Thurs

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