The Flying Dutchmen have advanced to the elite eight of NCAA Division III soccer championships after posting a dramatic shootout victory over Luther College of Iowa in Delaware, Ohio. The teams battled to a 1-1 draw thru regulation and went scoreless through two overtime periods. NCAA tournament rules dictate a penalty shot shootout -- a single player against the opponent's goalkeeper. The teams alternate for the first five penalty shots. If that ends in a tie then a sudden death shootout is called. That's what happened in this Sectional semi-final. The teams were tied 3-3 after the five-penalty-shot sequence. Each team made the sixth, missed the seventh and then made the eighth. The ninth penalty shot is one for the history books. Hope goalkeeper Logan Neil stepped away from his customary position in front of the net to take the penalty shot. It was good! He then returned to his goalkeeper position and turned away Luther's try. Hope won the shootout 6-5 and the game advancing to the Sectional final against Ohio Wesleyan. In regulation Hope's score also came from a penalty kick by senior Shaun Groetsema in the 76th minute. Hope had a 14-13 edge in shots. Neil was credited with three saves.
SHOOTOUT SUMMARY
1. Hope's Jason Muller good / Luther's Jason Block hit post - Hope leads 1-0
2. Hope's Tarwo Kunbloa good / Luther's Saul Rosales good - Hope leads 2-1
3. Hope's Shaun Groetsema blocked / Luther's James Garcia-Prats wide right - Hope leads 2-1
4. Hope's David Whitaker blocked / Luther's Jonathan Lawson good - tied 2-2
5. Hope's Justin Reamon good - Luther's Michael Olson good - tied 3-3
6. Hope's Maxwell DeBoef good - Luther's Austin Walther good - tied 4-4
7. Hope's Ben Lemmen hit post / Luther's Micah Kust blocked
8. Hope's Luke Dishnow good / Luther's Michael Kustra good - tied 5-5
9. Hope's Logan Neil good / Luther's JW Slauson blocked - Hope wins 6-5