With the ball looking like it was destined for the low left corner, Ally Williamson made a diving stop in the 90th minute to preserve a 1-0 victory and send the Trinity Western Spartans through to the Canada West Final 6 championships.
"The last bit of the game was pretty hectic in our end," Williamson said. "Our defence showed a lot of heart blocking shots left and right."
As for the crucial save, Williamson said she knew it was late in the game, but it was all reactionary.
The victory helped the Trinity Western women's soccer team defeat the visiting Alberta Pandas 1-0 on Friday night at TWU's Rogers Field.
Rachel Hutchinson gave the Spartans all the offence they would need, as the rookie midfielder struck in the eighth minute.
Seina Kashima raced down the wing and made a nifty move to get past her defender before sending a perfect cross into the box to the foot of Hutchinson.
"I thought our early goal settled us down. Maybe in some ways we thought it was going to be comfortable," " said Spartans women's soccer coach Graham Roxburgh.
"I thought we just got a little nervy in the second part of the first half and gave the ball away needlessly."
"In the second half, I thought our back four held really well and at times kept possession of the ball differently than the first half," he added. "But we knew Alberta was going to have a push and I though Ally Williamson showed why I think she's the best keeper in Canada."
Williamson finished with five saves for the clean sheet and the Spartans stretched their streak of not allowing a goal to 542 minutes. They have also allowed just two goals over the past dozen games.
The Spartans travel to Saskatchewan this weekend for the Final 6 championships and they draw the MacEwen Griffins in the quarter-finals tomorrow (Thursday).
The teams played to a 1-1 draw in early October.
The winner plays the host Huskies in the semifinals.
The top two teams advance to the CIS nationals championships, which will be hosted by UBC. If UBC finishes first or second at the Canada West championships, then the third-place team will advance to nationals as well.