Shouting it out, Carrie Twellman celebrates her game-winning goal with teammate Angela Dobbie (21). Twellman drew a foul, then nailed a penalty kick to lift the Jennies to a 3-2 win over Winona State Friday at the South Recreation Complex. CMSU is 5-0 for the first time in school history. (Photo by Dave Kopp)

WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- There is no doubt, Carrie Twellman is money from the penalty spot. The sophomore proved that once again Friday, nailing a PK to lift Central Missouri State to a 3-2 double overtime victory over Winona State in college women’s soccer at the South Recreation Complex.

Winona State's Heidi Woerle (10) pleads her case as referee Shar Dilmaghani awards a penalty kick and CMSU's Hazel Cox gives Carrie Twellman (6) some words of encouragement. Twellman nailed the penalty kick to give Central Missouri a 3-2 double overtime win. (Photo by Dave Kopp)

Twellman was pulled down by the Warriors’ Heidi Woerle as she broke in on goal about three minutes into the second extra period. The foul was called and CMSU was awarded the penalty kick.

“I just went for the ball and knew we had to get in the box and take some shots,” explained Twellman. “So, I just gave it all I could. In double overtime, it’s all about heart.”

For the sixth time in her brief college career, Twellman went one-on-one with a goal keeper. A bullet into the lower left corner made her a perfect six-for-six.

“I was pretty confident, but I was still a little nervous,” admitted Twellman. “It’s 2-2, the last six minutes of the game, it’s hard. I had to choose my spot and just go.”

CMSU applied offensive pressure from the opening kickoff, out shooting the Warriors 13-3 in the first half. Melanie Hall got the scoring started at 28:06, knocking home a shot off the far post with an assist from Randi Fermsler.

CMSU's Randi Fernsler carries the ball downfield during the second half of Friday's game against Winona State. (Photo by Dave Kopp)

Winona State’s offensive bursts were few, but they counted. Woerle tied the game with an unassisted marker with about six minutes to play in the first half.

With 3:15 remaining, Hall put the Jennies back on top, scoring a put back at 41:45. Central Missouri took a 2-1 edge into the intermission.

“We worked really hard and we’d been practicing all our runs,” Hall said. “We capitalized on two of them and it was all due to passing and everything we’d been working on all week.”

The second half was more evenly played with each team managing five shots. Hall’s bid for a hat trick was thwarted and her night ended when she collided with goal keeper Amanda Diehm as she knocked a shot off the goal post early in the period.

“I got tripped up and tried to make a shot and it just pinged off the post,” said Hall, who spent the rest of the night with her left shoulder wrapped in ice. “They just took me out and that’s what happened.”

Senior defender Mallory Milburn prepares to clear the ball during the first half of Friday's win over winona State. (Photo by Dave Kopp)

Winona State’s only shot on goal in the second half found the mark as Holly Sutton scored unassisted with 13:55 remaining in regulation to force overtime.

“Our players are rock solid and they believe in each other,” said CMSU head coach Geoff VanDeusen, when asked how he kept his team from getting down after the tying goal so late in regulation. “They believe in what we’re doing and they’ve got a ton of confidence. They believe that if we can play together that we can do anything.”

The Jennies against held the offensive advantage in OT, but Winona State fended off each challenge. CMSU’s defense prevented the Warriors from getting off any shots in the first overtime.

CMSU's Carrie Twellman drives to the ball on the game-winning penalty kick in double overtime Friday. (Photo by Dave Kopp)

In the second OT, Central Missouri again turned up the offensive heat. Twellman had a good look at the goal and would have had a shot had she not been pulled down in the penalty area.

However, Woerle was whistled for the infraction. Despite protests from Woerle and the Warriors’ bench, referee Shar Dilmaghani awarded CMSU the decisive penalty kick.

“We played with a lot of heart,” VanDeusen said. “It was a great game by both teams. We believe we work harder than everybody else and I think that was the difference. We believe and we trust and we’ve got a lot of pride in the jersey.”

The victory extended CMSU’s season opening win streak to five games, still the best start in the program’s history. It was also the Jennies’ eighth straight home victory dating back to last season.

“This is huge,” VanDeusen said. “”Winona State is one of the top teams in the region consistently year-to-year. We really wanted this one, but we’ve got to put it aside and put all our focus on the MIAA.”

Central Missouri opens its conference schedule on the road Wednesday, traveling to Emporia, Kan. to face Emporia State.