Kingston, Ont. (October 22, 2014) - After going 0-0 through regulation and extra time, the women's soccer team earned a thrilling playoff victory by defeating the Carleton Ravens 4-2 in penalty kicks on Wednesday evening on Miklas-McCarney Field.

The Gaels are no strangers when it comes to PKs, with Wednesday's match as their fifth consecutive playoff game that has been decided from the penalty spot. Dating back to 2011-12, Queen's has gone to PKs in 10 out of 15 playoff games, winning on seven of those occasions. 

So the game against Carleton was well within the Gaels comfort zone, as the game remained scoreless through regulation and extra time, with goaltenders Madison Tyrell (White Rock, B.C.) of Queen's and Elizabeth MacDougall of the Ravens turning aside all shots that came their way. Tyrell made a game-saving stop in the final minute of the second overtime period as she got her fingertips on a Carleton strike, deflecting it over the net and out of play. 

The Gaels secured the victory in penalty kicks, converting on all four attempts. Laura Callender (Nepean, Ont.), Melissa Jung (Mississauga, Ont.), Brittany Almeida (Kingston, Ont.) and Tara Bartram (Vancouver, Ont.) were the goal-scorers for Queen's, in that order. After one Carleton player had sent the ball over the bar, Tyrell came up with a brilliant diving stop in the fourth round to set up Bartram for the decisive tally.

Final shots for the match totalled 18-10 in favour of Carleton. Tyrell finished the evening with seven saves, while Macdougall collected four.

With today's victory, the Gaels are set to battle the No.1 Ottawa Gee-Gees in the East Quarter-Final on Sunday in Ottawa.