New London, Conn. - Sixth-seeded Clark outscored third-seeded Coast Guard 3-1 in penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 tie to advance to the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) tournament semifinals.

Clark senior Devin Weafer (Carmel, N.Y.) and Coast Guard senior Brandon McMillan each scored in the first round of penalty kicks.

Both teams missed in round two before sophomore Adrian Blackadar (Pilgrim, R.I.) scored and Cougar goal keeper Ryan King (Brimfield, Mass.) stopped a second straight shot for a 2-1 edge.

Coast Guard keeper Tim Olah made a stop in the fourth round, but King came up big again with his third straight stop.

Graduate student Mike Trobagis' (Acton, Mass.) blasted one past Olah to end the match in the fifth round.

Clark (9-6-2) opened the scoring in the 21st minute on a goal by Tim Doenmez (Dublin, N.H.) with senior John Machado (Bristol, Conn.) assisting on the only goal of the first half.

The Bears tied the match just 3:21 into the second half on a goal by junior Nick Devine, his team-leading tenth of the season. Sophomore Brett Godiksen had his team best tenth assist on the goal.

Coast Guard (8-9-1) outshot Clark 13-9. King made eight saves while Olah finished with five.

Clark will take on second-seeded Wheaton in the NEWMAC tournament semifinals on Saturday at top-seeded Babson.