Walking off the field, players couldn't hold back their emotions. They cried. They were stunned.

For the first time this season, the No. 1 Penn State women's soccer team left the field without a win.

No. 8 Michigan, playing with purpose to force a 3-3 tie through two scoreless overtimes and eventually a shootout, dashed the hopes of a fourth Big Ten Tournament title for the Nittany Lions. Michigan won the shootout, making four straight penalty kicks to secure the 4-2 shootout victory against the Lions. Michigan (7-8-4, 3-6-2 Big Ten) advances to the second round, where it will face No. 4 Illinois at 7:30 p.m. today.

"They're extremely disappointed," Penn State women's soccer coach Paula Wilkins said of her team, pausing for a moment. "That's the biggest thing I can say. They're a bit shocked."

With just 24 seconds left and trailing 3-2, the Lions appeared to be done.

But senior forward Tiffany Weimer was awarded a penalty kick, and like she has done five times this season, drilled the shot to force the game into overtime, sending the Lions into a frenzy.

"They were really excited, jumping up and down," Wilkins said. "That was a bit of a momentum changer."

After the heartbreaking finish, Wilkins said her team was miffed, and rightfully so.

The Lions (19-0-1, 10-0-1) entered the game as the top team in the country and were facing a Michigan team that they easily handled 4-2 just two weeks ago.

This isn't the first time this has happened though. The Lions have a history of choking in the Big Ten Tournament, and this year was incredibly similar to what happened in 2003 when then-No. 8 Wisconsin advanced in the same fashion.

Penn State has also lost to the host team three seasons in a row -- Michigan this year, Ohio State last year, and Wisconsin the year before that.

Going into the game, Wilkins said that her team was not thinking about its history in the tournament.

"We were a confident team," she said. "We should have won this game."

However, Wilkins praised the Wolverines for playing a hard-fought match, adding that her team let the crowd become the 12th man for Michigan.

"They played it like their season was on the line, and it was," Wilkins said. "Credit to them that they fought the battle at the end."

Penn State played a solid first half, using goals by junior co-captain and midfielder Ali Krieger and senior forward Carmelina Moscato to take a 2-1 lead into halftime.

The second half saw a defensive lapse by Penn State, something that has plagued the Lions all season, but has never led to tie or a loss.

Michigan's senior forward Therese Heaton scored two second half goals to give the Wolverines a 3-2 lead.

Michigan showed its grit when necessary and Wilkins said she wished she had seen her team display similar heart.

"They did for part of the game, but not until they were tested," she said. "It was disappointing they didn't show it the whole way through."