FAYETTEVILLE -- A lengthy delay; a long pause.

Zoe Susi has stood in these positions before, the agonizing wait between the referee pointing to the penalty spot and the shot. The sixth-ranked University of Arkansas soccer team needed it, trailing No. 2 Notre Dame by one goal in the 81st minute.

Kennedy Ball whispered words of encouragement and a short prayer as she stepped to the spot, giving her shooter a confident grin as she approached.

Susi stood and paused, her eyes fixated on the ball and Fighting Irish goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica -- who made a highlight-reel save to deny Ball minutes earlier.

Up she stepped, in front of an announced 2,947 spectators -- the seventh-largest crowd in program history -- cool and confident in each stride until her right foot made contact. Susi's shot we

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