San Diego State makes 19 PKs to Utah State's 18 in Mountain West tournament quarterfinals
As the penalty shootout to the decide a quarterfinal of the Mountain West women’s soccer tournament went past the initial five kickers, then 10, then 15, a thought crossed San Diego State coach Mike Friesen’s mind:It did, finally, mercifully, incredibly, when SDSU goalkeeper Alexa Madueno dove to her left to save a Utah State shot in the 22round — you read that right, 22 — and send the Aztecs to the semifinals Wednesday at 3 p.m. PDT against top-seeded Wyoming in Albuquerque, N.M.
“Thankfully, we have a pretty deep team of penalty takers,” Friesen said. “There have been a few years where it’s, like, ‘Oh man, please don’t go to penalties.’ They stepped up and handled it. Both teams, quite frankly, handled so many pressure moments.” In the ninth round, Madueno made a save and the Aztecs began storming the field, thinking they had won. Same deal. The referee deemed she left too early and awarded a re-kick, which Utah State made.rounds, SDSU had its kick saved, meaning all the Aggies had to do was convert theirs to win. Both times, Madueno made saves to keep the Aztecs’ season alive.round, Walton made another save and put the Aztecs on the brink. Then Utah State hit the crossbar.
Fourteen times, the Aggies put the ball on the penalty spot needing to find the net to keep their season alive. Fourteen times, they did.“I was sitting on the bench and I think I watched about 85 percent of the penalties,” Friesen said. “There were a few where I was like, ‘I can’t, I can’t watch.’ It just got to the point where it became: It is what it is and whatever happens, happens, and we’ll just have to deal with it.
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