The Spirit converted its first three attempts in alternating order to end the shootout sequence with the fewest rounds necessary.

The Washington Spirit are heading to the National Women's Soccer League Championship Game. The Spirit took down defending champion, New York's Gotham FC, in a shootout in front of a sold-out crowd at Audi Field on Saturday.

Instead of a chance to become just the third team in NWSL history to win consecutive titles, the reigning champions — revamped with a collection of stars in the offseason, the superteam label