At the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament in St. Louis, No. 1-seeded USC was unable to put away semifinal opponent Rutgers in regulation, falling 3-0 on penalty kicks.

The Trojans (15-1-3, 10-0-1 Big Ten) struggled to produce on offense throughout the afternoon at CityPark, missing multiple on-goal opportunities throughout the first half.

The Trojans’ only goal came two minutes into the second half, when senior forward Simone Jackson fired in a goal to give USC a 1-0 advantage. In short order, Rutgers sophomore forward Ashley Baran evened the score minutes later, darting in a header to even the scoreline. Despite dominating possession and outshooting the Scarlet Knights by a 26-11 margin, the score was knotted at 1-1 after 90 minutes.

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In overtime, the Trojans outshot their opponent 8-0, but two key saves by redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Bodmer kept Rutgers alive.

After overtime, Bodmer stopped all three of USC’s penalty kick attempts, leaving the game on the shoulders of graduate goalkeeper Laurence Gladu. Gladu was able to make contact with two of Rutgers’ three penalty shots, but both fell into the net, giving the Scarlet Knights a 3-0 advantage that ended the match.

Rutgers (11-3-5, 6-2-3) will take on UCLA in the Big Ten Women’s Soccer Championship on Sunday at CityPark. The Trojans will return home to Los Angeles and await the NCAA selection committee’s seeding decision for this month’s NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship. The selection show will air on NCAA.com Monday at 1 p.m.