Box Score Fifth-ranked Rockhurst defeated Fort Hays State in penalty kicks, 4-1, in the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals Sunday at Bourke Field to advance to the national semifinals in Pensacola, Fla., where the Hawks will meet 17th-ranked Cal Poly Pomona on December 3.

Midwest Region champion Rockhurst (18-1-3) and Central Region champion Fort Hays State (13-5-2) battled to a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods. Rockhurst made all four of its penalty kicks. Mitch Moncada, Adam Michel, Gianluca Bottoni and Claudio Romano each connected on their PK shots for the Hawks. Rockhurst keeper Logan Feldmann stopped two of Fort Hays State's three penalty kicks.

Fort Hays State took a 1-0 lead in the 21st minute on a 16-yard shot by David Lucio. Rockhurst tied the score 15 seconds later on an eight-yard shot by Claudio Romano.

Rockhurst outshot the Tigers 20-14. Fort Hays State keeper Michael Yantz made five saves, while Feldmann stopped two shots.