Republic trailed three times and tied it three times before Ava Woolley ended it. Her free kick with 2:31 left in the second overtime curled over Webb City goalkeeper Camille Nimmo, giving the Lady Tigers a 5–4 win.
Bria Claxton had drawn the foul near the left sideline that set up the kick. Woolley didn’t hesitate.
“Coach Z was screaming at me to play fast,” Woolley said, “and I just looked up and I was thinking I could curve it in with the wind, and I just took the shot and it went right over the keeper’s hands.”…