Texas, one of four No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament, earned a shootout victory over Connecticut Monday afternoon in a game delayed 24 hours because of inclement weather and moved from UConn’s Morrone Field to Yousef Al-Marzook Field on the campus of the University of Hartford.
The Longhorns edged UConn, 3-1, on penalties after their game ended in a 1-1 tie. Defender Kasey Moore gave UT the lead on a header in the 51st minute, but Lauren Ebert responded for UConn 19 minutes later.
The win sets up a date for Texas with defending national champion Portland in Austin on Sunday. The Pilots are unseeded in this year’s tournament but are perfect in seven meetings against Texas. Two years ago, UP beat the Longhorns, 2-0, in the NCAA Tournament.
In NCAA Division III action on Monday, Yared Yedenekachew‘s golden goal gave North Carolina Wesleyan a 1-0 win over host Virginia Wesleyan.
In women’s second-round action, Virginia Wesleyan outlasted Johns Hopkins, 5-3, in a shootout after their game ended in a 0-0 tie, while Wheaton (Ill.) downed Macalester, 3-0.