Ashleigh Ellenwood |
The Red Stars and Flash played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and overtime and Western New York took the shootout 4-2.
Ellenwood, who is headed to Arkansas to start her collegiate career in mid-August, had the shining moment for the Red Stars with a 41st-minute goal that gave Chicago a 1-0 lead heading into halftime.
It appeared that her goal would hold up, but in the seventh minute of second-half stoppage time, Western New York found the equalizer to force the two 15-minute overtime sessions.