MALIBU, CALIF. --- An outstanding season by the No. 24 California women's soccer team came to a close Saturday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament as the Golden Bears played the No. 19 Pepperdine Waves to a 1-1 double overtime tie but were eliminated in a penalty kick shootout, 3-2. The Bears close the 2016 campaign with a record of 13-5-3.

Cal found itself down early after Pepperdine (12-4-4) scored first in the sixth minute of the match. Rylee Baisden, the Waves' leader in goals, assists and points, put a 40 yard free kick on the mark for teammate Danielle Thomas to head past junior goalkeeper Emily Boyd.

The Bears, despite being outshot 8-5 in the first half, stayed within striking distance of the Waves and found an opening near the midpoint of the second period. In the 68th minute, redshirt senior Ifeoma Onumonu was able to make a run down the left sideline, beat her defender and put a cross at the feet of senior Arielle Ship, who scored on a sliding touch in front of the net. The goal was her team-leading 11th of the season.

Despite several chances by both teams in the remaining 22 minutes of the half and the 20 minutes of overtime, the match - and the right to advance to the second round - would come down to PKs.

Round 1: Kelly Fitzgerald scores to the left; Bri Visalli responds (1-1)
Round 2: Arielle Ship hits the crossbar and misses; Rachael Collins makes her shot (PEP 2-1)
Round 3: Ifeoma Onumonu converts to the right post; Katy Byrne stopped by Boyd (2-2)
Round 4: Kayla Fong has shot saved; Krsten Rodriguez hits the left post and comes out (2-2)
Round 5: Mia Corbin misses high; Rylee Baisden scores (PEP 3-2)

OTHER NOTES
Arielle Ship became the sixth player to finish as Cal's leading goal and point scorer in back-to-back seasons, joining Onumonu, Alex Morgan, Liz Eisenberg, Laura Schott, and Erika Hinton...With their first win and shutout of 2017, head coach Neil McGuire (124 victories at Cal) and Boyd (26.3 shutouts) will take over each respective school record.