FOLEY, Ala. -  It took penalty kicks on Wednesday at the Foley Sports Tourism Complex for South Alabama to advance to its ninth consecutive Sun Belt Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament Semifinals. The second-seeded Jaguars tied seventh-seeded Little Rock, 1-1, before advancing 3-1 on penalty kicks. 

South Alabama (10-4-3) will face third-seeded Georgia State in Friday’s first semifinal match at 4 p.m. CT. It will be broadcast by ESPN+. 

The Jaguars made their first three penalty kick attempts as Imane Addi, Morgan White and Gabrielle Gayle all converted. South Alabama goalkeeper Jaidy Campos came up big, stopping three of four penalty kick attempts from the Trojans. 

The match was scoreless until the 78th minute when Little Rock freshman Jana Heinen registered her fifth goal of the season. 

South Alabama evened the score in the 88th minute when it benefited from an own goal. 

The Jaguars out-shot the Trojans 26-6 in the match, including a 16-3 edge in shots-on-goal. 

Both goalkeepers played all 110 minutes. Campos registered two saves for South Alabama, while Little Rock’s Saskia Wagner came up with 16 saves. 

Little Rock (7-7-6) has played in a remarkable six matches that came down to PKs at the Sun Belt Soccer Tournament since 2017.