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The No. 23 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's soccer team advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the first time in program history Saturday with a 2-1 overtime victory over Illinois Wesleyan in a Round of 16 match at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
 
Sophomore midfielder Marie Lesperance (Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South) provided the golden goal in the 95th minute, placing a loose ball into the back of the net for her second consecutive game-winning goal. Senior midfielder Jenna Woodson (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) was credited with her sixth assist of the year.
 
With the victory, the Warhawks (20-4 overall) advance to Sunday's sectional final, where they'll face fourth-ranked Washington-St. Louis, which defeated Wartburg (Iowa) 1-0 in Saturday's other Round of 16 contest.
 
The winner of Sunday's match, which is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff, will earn a trip to Kansas City, Mo., for the NCAA semifinals on Dec. 4-5 at Swope Park.
 
With the victory, UW-Whitewater also increased its school record win total to 20 and avenged a 1-0 loss back in September against the Titans (20-3).
 
The Warhawks struck in the fourth minute of the affair as sophomore forward Morgan Beaty (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb) tallied her fourth goal of the season on a misplay in the box.
 
Illinois Wesleyan responded in the 42nd minute, tying the match with just under three minutes to play in the first half.
 
The Titans outshot UW-Whitewater 6-1 in the second half, but freshman goalkeeper Erin Doody (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln Way Central) made five of her career-high 11 saves in the period, including two in the final four minutes of regulation.
 
Nearly two minutes after a Doody save in the 93rd, Lesperance sent the Warhawks to the national quarterfinals with her eighth goal of the season.
 
Sunday's match can be followed online via live statistics and live video, courtesy of Washington University.