Oak Mountain girls are 7A soccer champs

Oak Mountain's girls soccer team claimed its second straight state title in dramatic and thrilling fashion, defeating Auburn 2-1 in a shootout in the Class 7A state championship game in Huntsville.

After finishing regulation play 1-1 and going through two scoreless overtimes, it came down to shootout kicks.The Eagles (24-3-1) scored on all three of their first kicks while Auburn missed on three of its four, giving Oak Mountain the win.

The Eagles got shootout goals from Alexandra Dunn, Nealy Martin and Julia Pack. After allowing Auburn its first shootout goal, Eagles goalkeeper Katie Denney turned away the rest of the shots.

Pack scored the only goal in regulation for Oak Mountain but Auburn answered less than a half-minute later to tie the score at 1-1.

Denney, who was named the match MVP, made five saves.

Auburn finished its season 17-1-1.

This is the third state soccer championship for the Oak Mountain girls of coach David DiPiazza.