W. Soccer edges out Yale on Toland's goal in double-OT

One game down, one game to go for the Penn women's soccer team. The Quakers entered the weekend needing to win Friday night's game against Yale to remain in the hunt for the Ivy League title with only two games remaining in the season. Penn did just that, emerging from its match against Yale with a 1-0 win in double overtime. Junior midfielder Kelli Toland scored the only goal of the contest after 113 minutes, 52 seconds of scoreless play, as Penn outlasted the Elis in New Haven, Conn. Toland took a pass from senior defender Deane Kocivar-Norbury on a speedy breakaway and managed to find the back of the net to end the game. "Deane made an awesome run up the middle of the field," Toland said. "Their keeper came out a little and I knocked it past her." Penn freshman goalkeeper Katherine Hunt stopped all eight Yale shots for her fourth straight shutout and ninth of the season. "Kathy was amazing," senior forward Andrea Callaghan said. "She really kept us in the game." Kocivar-Norbury was also a force defensively, in addition to assisting on the game's lone goal. The win, which came with just over six minutes remaining in the second overtime period, certainly took its toll on the Quakers, both emotionally and physically. "This was probably our toughest game of the year," Callaghan said. "It was a fight all the way to the end." Penn and Yale nearly pushed the limit of maximum game time, as the battle would have ended in a tie after two scoreless overtime periods. "My legs were really heavy toward the end of the second OT," Toland added. "It suddenly hit me." With the win, Penn improved to 12-3-1 overall and 5-1 in the Ivy League, while Yale fell to 6-6-2 and 2-2-2 in conference play. The Quakers have won four straight games, outscoring their opponents 9-0 during their current winning streak. With the win Friday, Penn remained in contention for the Ivy League title and a possible bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Quakers' lone conference loss was a 2-1 overtime defeat at the hands of nationally ranked Harvard on October 2. "We need to finish strong," Callaghan said. "We have to concentrate on the task at hand now." Harvard defeated Dartmouth 2-1 on Saturday, meaning that Penn must beat Princeton on November 6 and hope for a Harvard loss at Brown if the Quakers want a share of the conference title. "We've done all we can do," Toland said. "As long as we beat Princeton, we've got a good chance." "We're trying to stay optimistic," Callaghan added. "If we beat Princeton, we feel we should get into the [NCAA] Tournament." The Quakers can qualify for the NCAA Tournament by either winning the Ivy League's automatic bid or receiving an at-large invitation.