Duke defeated Virginia 3-1 while North Carolina stopped Baylor in penalty kicks to advance to the NCAA women’s soccer quarterfinals.

UNC 4, Baylor 2
Junior midfielder Crystal Dunn scored the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute to send the game to overtime and 14th-ranked North Carolina prevailed on penalty kicks 4-2 against ninth-ranked Baylor in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament third round Sunday afternoon at Fetzer Field.

The Tar Heels, now 12-5-3 on the season, advance to the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 2009 and will play Friday at third-ranked BYU (19-1-2) Friday at South Stadium in Provo, Utah. Big 12 Conference champion Baylor saw it season end at 19-1-5. Sunday’s game officially goes down as a tie. The Bears ended the season on a 21-match unbeaten streak with its only loss coming at Long Beach State 2-1 on August 26.

It was Baylor’s defense which dominated much of Sunday’s game, played under cloudy skies with 52 degree temperatures. The Bears limited the Tar Heels to three total shots, none on goal, in the first 81 plus minutes of play before Dunn worked her magic for the game-tying goal with 8:21 left in regulation time. It was Dunn’s third goal of the season and she has scored in each of Carolina’s NCAA Tournament games.

Duke 3, Virginia 1
Duke moved to 6-0 all-time in NCAA Tournament action in Charlottesville and 4-0 versus the Cavaliers.

Duke redshirt junior Kim DeCesare scored two goals on Sunday and four in two games over the weekend at Virginia to lift the Blue Devils into the NCAA Elite Eight for the fourth time over the last six years. The Blue Devils will next play at No. 1 seed Penn State on Friday, Nov. 23 for the chance to advance to the NCAA College Cup.