FOLEY, Ala. - Arkansas State and Texas State battled to a scoreless draw in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Wednesday, but it was the third-seeded Red Wolves who would advance on penalty kicks, 4-1.

With the draw, the Red Wolves improve to 9-5-4 on the season and faces the winner of the second of the four first-round matchups between No. 2 Troy and No. 7 Louisiana. The first semifinal is set for Friday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. CT. The Bobcats season comes to an end with a 9-7-3.

Friday's semifinals appearance is the first since 2013 for the Red Wolves.

A-State's Dana O’Boye stepped up for the first penalty and calmly slotted it home before Texas State missed its first penalty kick from Kaylee Davis as the Red Wolves took an 1-0 advantage over the Bobcats. Junior goalkeeper Megan McClure stepped up next for the Red Wolves as she sent the ball just past the head of Bobcat keeper, Heather Martin, as Arkansas State took a 2-1 advantage in PKs.

Hannah Maupin then stepped up for the Red Wolves in a big way, when she nailed a penalty kick just by the hands of Martin, as the Red Wolves took 3-1 lead over the Bobcats. All Arkansas State had to do was make one more penalty kick to earn a spot in the next round. All-First Team Selection Sarah Sodoma did just that as junior found the back of the net to send her team through to the next round.

Arkansas State outshot the Bobcats 13-9 and had an 7-4 edge in shots on goal. Texas State finished with seven saves, while the Red Wolves had four.