SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – Following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over sixth-seeded Mansfield in a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterfinal round game Monday night at Andre Reed Stadium, third-seeded Kutztown advanced to the final four and will meet second-seeded East Stroudsburg on Friday, Nov. 8, at 2:30 p.m., at Shippensburg University's Robb Sports Complex.
 
The Golden Bears (14-4 overall) meet the Warriors (15-3) in the second semifinal of the day, with the top-seeded and host Raiders (16-1) against fourth-seeded Bloomsburg (15-4) at noon.
 
It's the third straight PSAC semifinal for the Maroon and Gold. They were defeated by Shippensburg 1-0 in overtime last season and lost to ESU 2-0 in 2022. KU last played in the PSAC championship game in 2019, falling to the Warriors 1-0. There was one other PSAC championship game appearance in program history, losing to Bloomsburg 1-0 in 1988.
 
Kutztown advanced out of the quarterfinal round with its second shootout victory of the season. After the Mountaineers got on the scoreboard first, Marlee Fetrow (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) tied the score at 1-1 on a goal at the top of the circle after she took an initial pass from Erin Gonzalez (East Earl, Pa./Garden Spot) on a penalty corner 5:20 into the second. It was Fetrow's third goal of the season.
 
The score would remain 1-1 through another 60 minutes of game play and went into a shootout. Juliana Donato (Cedarville, N.J./Schalick) and Gonzalez connected on back-to-back attempts and Mia Kepler (Wall Township, N.J./Wall) stopped the Mounties' first three. Following a make in their fourth attempt, Sarah Gatehouse (Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson) sent her team into celebration mode with the conversion.
 
This is a cashless event. Individuals will be encouraged to purchase tickets in advance through the PSAC website or they can purchase on location, one hour prior to the contest, card ONLY. You will only need to buy one ticket for the two games. Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance. The link to purchasing tickets through the PSAC is attached above.
 
The winner of the two semifinals will meet in the final on Sunday, Nov. 10, at noon.