BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil -- Melanie Behringer and Sara Daebritz each scored Tuesday to send Germany to its first Olympic gold-medal match with a 2-0 win over Canada.Behringer scored from the penalty spot in the 21st minute at the Mineirao Stadium, and Daebritzs goal came in the 59th. It was Canadas first loss of the tournament.Germany, which has won three Olympic bronze medals in womens soccer, will face Sweden in the final on Friday at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The Swedes advanced 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless draw against host Brazil.Canada, which won bronze four years ago, was the only team from the medal round at the 2012 London Games to return to the semifinals in Brazil. The Canadians will play the host country for the bronze medal at Corinthians Arena in Sao Paulo.I cant fault this group, they have been outstanding, Canada coach John Herdman said. Not the result we wanted but still proud.Second-ranked Germany, a two-time Womens World Cup champion, won Olympic bronze medals in Sydney, Athens and Beijing.The Germans defeated Sweden 2-1 in the final of the 2003 Womens World Cup, which was held in the United States because of the SARS outbreak in China.The final gives Germanys Silvia Neid a chance to finish her career with a gold medal. The respected coach is stepping down following this Olympics to take a scouting role. Dick Green Athletics Jersey . -- If Henry Burris has his way, he will be the starting quarterback to lead the Hamilton Tiger-Cats back to the Grey Cup next year. Athletics Jerseys 2019 . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. 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COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Senior midfielder Chelsea Drennans penalty kick in the 69th minute propelled No. 1 seed South Carolina womens soccer to a 1-0 victory over fourth-seeded BYU in the third round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday night at Stone Stadium. With the win, the third-ranked Gamecocks (21-1-1) advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in the last three years after notching their fifth victory over a ranked opponent this season. Fourth-ranked BYU ended its season at 18-3-1 following the loss.Carolina was awarded a penalty kick after junior midfielder Savannah McCaskill found some space and charged into the left side of the box, where she was immediately taken down by a BYU defender. Drennan lined up for the spot kick, and fired a shot into the right side past BYU goalkeeper Hannah Clark to put the Gamecocks in control with just over 20 minutes to play.The Gamecocks withstood BYUs bid for an equalizer down the stretch, starting in the 82nd minute when the Cougars were awarded a free kick near midfield. The ball in from the set piece floated dangerously into the box, but Carolina freshman goalkeeper Mikayla Krzeczowski alertly came off her line to grab it before BYUs Nadia Gomes was able to attempt a header. In the final minute, Krzeczowski again denied a scoring chance from Gomes, snatching the ball at the near post to prevent a shot from the Cougar forward.Krzeczowski finished the match with three saves for the Gamecocks, who put nine attempts on target. BYU outshot Carolina 14-13 for the match, and the Cougars totaled eight stops, including three team saves. Both teams accumulated double-digit fouls in Saturdays top-five battle, and BYU sported a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.After BYU maintained much of the possession early, Carolina began to see chances down the stretch of the first half and put three headers on frame that were cleared off the line. In the 24th minute, McCaskills free kick from midfield found senior Paige Bendell, whose header was blocked at the goal line. Bendell came inches away from putting Carolina on the board four minutes later when her back-to-back headers called for teams saves following a Gamecock corner kick.In the 38th minute, a defensive miscue left Carolina senior forward Claire Studebaker with an empty net opportunity. Her shot sailed towards net before a BYU defender again denied a goal to keep the match scoreless. The Gamecocks puut seven shots on frame in the first half and limited the Cougars to one attempt on target in the opening 45 minutes.dddddddddddd.Following Drennans tally off the penalty kick, senior striker Sophie Groff nearly doubled the advantage when she saw Clark again come off her line. Her shot sent the ball dipping towards the top of the net, but Clark was able to recover to make a leaping save and knock the ball out of bounds.Clark collected five saves in the match, while Krzeczowski improved to 18-1-1 on the year and earned her 11th shutout of 2016. Saturday marked the first meeting between the Gamecocks and Cougars, and the result snapped BYUs seven-match winning streak.QUOTABLEIm so proud of this team and what theyve done all year. I keep saying, you dont really understand what youve done until you can reflect upon it. Were all so focused on the run and meeting our own expectations of doing well. This team has shown all year (that) they find a way to win and they can play against the best. -- South Carolina womens soccer coach Shelley SmithGAMECHANGERSenior midfielder Chelsea Drennan converted her penalty kick from the spot to put the Gamecocks in front late in the match. The captain has converted all three of her penalty kicks this season.KEY STATThe Gamecocks held the Cougars to just three attempts on frame. BYU entered the match ranked third in Division I with 58 goals on the year.NOTABLESouth Carolina improved to 7-2-1 in NCAA Tournament play when facing an opponent at Stone Stadium.The Gamecocks have won three of their last four matches against teams ranked in the top five. All three victories have come at home.South Carolina has yet to trail in a match at Stone Stadium this season. The Gamecocks have outscored opponents 37-3 at home in 2016.Carolina improved to 2-1 in the NCAA Sweet 16 with this weekends win. Next week will mark the programs second appearance in the Elite Eight.The Gamecocks, who picked up their 14th shutout of the year on Saturday, now sit one clean sheet short of the program single-season record.UP NEXTSouth Carolina will host either second-seeded North Carolina or third-seeded Clemson in the Elite Eight on Fri., Nov. 25, at Stone Stadium. The time and opponent of the match will be determined at the conclusion of this weekend. ' ' '