BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois Wesleyan junior Alison Seger scored in the 105th minute to give the IWU women's soccer team a 1-0 two-overtime victory over Pomona-Pitzer in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at Neis Field on Sunday, Nov. 15. 

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The No. 7-ranked Titans will move onto the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row with a 20-2-0 record while the Sagehens saw their season come to a close with a 12-9-1 record. It is the second time this season that Illinois Wesleyan scored in the 105th minute to secure a win.

Neither team found the back of the net in regulation, as what looked to be an Illinois Wesleyan goal off a cross from a free kick in the 53rd minute was waved off due to an offsides.
In the first overtime period, both the Titans and Sagehens would only get one shot off, sending the game to a second overtime period. Illinois Wesleyan barraged Sagehen goalie Annie Wedel with three shots in the second sudden-death period before Seger netted her eighth goal of the year. Seger's goal came on her second shot attempt as her first one was saved by Wedel and deflected right back to Seger where she buried one in the back of the net. 

Freshman Katie Denney stood tall between the pipes for the Titans, posting her 10th shutout of the season while making five saves including a crucial one in the first OT period. The 10 shutouts is one away from tying the school season record of 11, set by Alli Novak in 2008.

IWU held an advantage in most statistical categories, outshooting the Sagehens 26-9 (15-5 shots on goal advantage) and were awarded nine corner kicks to only one for Pomona-Pitzer.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Illinois Wesleyan will face Wis.-Whitewater (19-4) in the sectional round of the NCAA Tournament next Saturday, Nov. 21, in St. Louis, Mo., with start time to be announced Monday. The other side of the bracket will feature No. 4-ranked and sectional host Washington U.-St. Louis (18-2-0) vs. No. 22 Wartburg (15-4-3) with the winners squaring off Sunday for a chance to go to the NCAA Final Four ... The national semifinals will be Friday, Dec. 4 with the championship on Saturday, Dec. 5 at the Swope Soccer Park in Kansas City, Mo.

NOTES: IWU now has a 9-5-3 record in NCAA postseason play all-time. Six of the nine wins have come in the past two seasons ... The Titans have outscored opponents 62-8 this season ... The match against Wis.-Whitewater will be IWU's first neutral site match of the year. IWU is 5-1-0 on the road and finished 15-1-0 at home ...
WIS.-WHITEWATER: The Titans knocked off the Warhawks in the first game of the season (Sept. 1) by a score of 1-0 on a goal by Emily Snider in the 15th minute ... Illinois Wesleyan has a record of 5-2-1 historically against Wis.-Whitewater ... Wis.-Whitewater advanced to the round of 16 for the second time in school history with a 2-0 win at home against Wheaton (Ill.). Saturday's win is the first time in program history that the Warhawks have defeated the Thunder ...
WASHINGTON U.: Illinois Wesleyan has a 5-10-3 record historically against Washington U. and the Bears have won five straight against the Titans including a 1-0 decision in St. Louis on Sept. 19 ... The last IWU win over Washington U. was in 2010 and 15 of the last 18 matches between the two squads have been decided by one goal or fewer ... With a 1-0 second round win at Denison, WashU advances to NCAA sectional play for the fourth time in the last five seasons and for the 11th time in school history. ... WashU has a 26-12-6 (.659) overall record in 15 NCAA tournament appearances ...
WARTBURG: Illinois Wesleyan and Wartburg have never met in women's soccer ... Despite being outshot on Sunday, 25-6, Wartburg battled No. 13 Puget Sound (17-0-5) to a 0-0 draw before advancing in penalty kicks, 5-4 ... This is the Knights' first appearance in the Sweet Sixteen since 2007 and second overall in program history ...