Hal Hershfelt tied it in second-half stoppage time and keeper Aubrey Kingsbury was perfect on penalty kicks to send the Spirit to the championship game.

Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury saved all three penalties she faced as the Spirit defeated reigning champion NJ/NY Gotham FC in a 3-0 penalty shootout on Saturday at Audi Field to advance to next week's NWSL championship.

The Spirit converted its first three attempts in alternating order to end the shootout sequence with the fewest rounds necessary.