Watch Duke softball celebrate its first trip to the Women’s College World Series in school history

Watch Duke softball celebrate its first-ever trip to the Women’s College World Series after Sunday’s win over Missouri.

It took nine innings on Sunday, but Duke softball is headed to the Women’s College World Series for the first time in school history after defeating Missouri in the Columbia Super Regional.

After reaching the Super Regionals in each of the last two years and failing to win a game both teams, the Blue Devils finally won a game when they took the series opener over the Tigers. However, a Saturday loss forced a winner-take-all finale on Sunday that remained scoreless through eight innings before a solo home run from Duke centerfielder D’Auna Jennings finally broke the lid off the game.

Duke scored four runs in that inning, and despite a three-run homer from Mizzou for an additional scare, fans could watch the weight get lifted in real time when Jennings caught the game’s final out and the team rushed to celebrate with each other.

Watch Duke celebrate the monumental achievement below.

The Blue Devils will be one of the eight teams remaining when the final segment of the college bracket kicks off.