Waterbury, Conn. – The Post University women's soccer team was eliminated by Philadelphia in penalty kicks (4-1) after a scoreless regulation and overtimes in the quarterfinals of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference tournament.

With the loss, the Eagles finish their season at 9-6-2 overall. The Rams move to 8-8-2.

Both teams had struggled getting shots off throughout the game, as the third-seeded Eagles only had five shots (three on goal), compared to four (one shot on goal) for the sixth-seeded Rams.

The best opportunities for the Eagles came in the first half as sophomore Katharina Mertz (Buxtehude, Germany) had a header in the 36^th minute and a another shot in the 45^th minute stopped by Courtney Shaw in the first half.

Senior Lexxi Carroll (Plainville, Conn.) was the only other Post player to get a shot on goal. She had hers in the 68^th minute.

After two overtimes, the teams went to penalty kicks. Carla Chmielewski, Morgan Foster and Alex Reyes made scored on the first three attempts for the Rams sandwiched by two misses for the Eagles. Senior Misty Kaiwi (Waipahu, Hawaii) made the lone penalty kick for the eagles before McKenna Burns made the game-winner to send the Rams to the semifinals.

 "PKs are always a tough way to decide who advances", coach Matt Micros said. "On the field, we played so hard. I was really proud of the effort. In fact, I've been proud of the effort all year. Such a great group of young ladies. Both teams played hard. A lot of the game was between the 18's and I thought we played really well in that area, but just didn't have enough quality in the final third to put the game away. Plus their GK made two tremendous saves during the game to keep them in it. Full credit to her. She played a terrific game."
 
"I wasn't sure what to expect at the beginning of the season. But there was no quit in this group. They worked hard as a group and have been so much fun to coach."