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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas- The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers edged out the Grambling State Lady Tigers 3-2 in a shootout victory on Sunday at the PVAMU Soccer Complex.

After not allowing a goal in the first two games of the SWAC Tournament, the Lady Panthers were unable to stop a Lizbeth Aguero free-kick to make it 1-0 in the 21^st minute.

Following the score both teams clamped down defensively, making for a chippy battle that saw five yellow yards issued between the remainder of the first, all of the second half and double OT.

Twenty minutes into the second half, a pivotal point came as Grambling State handball in their own penalty box resulted in a penalty kick by D'Sanye Nugent. The first team All-SWAC defender proved up to the task, striking the ball into the right corner of the goal, tying the game at 1-1.

Both teams went scoreless for the rest of the second half, thanks to key saves by Goalkeeper Sierra Cota-Yarde, before going into overtime. Both teams combined for three shots in both overtimes before going into a shootout to decide the game and the SWAC Tournament title winner.

With the Lady Tigers missing out on the first penalty kick, the Lady Panthers struck first with a pk from D. Nugent to give them the early edge 1-0. However, Grambling State refused to budge taking the next two goals to go up 2-1 as the fourth player from each team went up to kick.

This time around, Grambling State couldn't find a way to score against Sierra Cota-Yarde, as freshman Savannah Powell -- the 2021 SWAC Soccer Tournament Most Valuable -- made her penalty kick to tie it all up at 2-2.

In a scene reminiscent from the Lady Panthers first SWAC Tournament Title, it was the former 2019 SWAC Tournament MVP Kalia Brown who came up clutch for the Lady Panther's, squeezing one through the top of the net past GSU's Britt Verhee's, keeping PVAMU's post-season dreams alive.

2021 SWAC All-Tournament Team 
McKenna Wiscombe- ASU
Makayla Rushing- AAMU
Tateyana Pitter- AAMU
Kailey Pena- GSU
Kaydeen Jack- GSU 
Lizbeth Aguero- GSU
JoJo Bernal- PVAMU
D’Sanye Nugent- PVAMU
Andrea Nugent- PVAMU
Quinn Josiah- PVAMU
Savannah Powell- PVAMU (MVP)
 
About the SWAC
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is considered one of the premier HBCU conferences in the country and currently ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of HBCU alumni playing with professional sports teams.
 
Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field and Tennis.

Women’s competition is offered in the sports of Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Indoor Track and Field, Outdoor Track and Field, Soccer, Softball, Tennis and Volleyball.
 
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