HERSHEY, Pa. -- Members of one team mingled afterward for a bit, smiling and posing for pictures. Members of the other team hung around only for as long as they had to, many with tears streaming down their shivering faces before they quickly left the stadium.

About what one might expect after a PIAA girls' soccer championship match, right?

Well, not exactly.

South Park and Villa Joseph Marie played to a 0-0 tie in yesterday's Class AA final at Hersheypark Stadium, a score that held up despite two 15-minute overtimes. Under PIAA championship rules, the match did not go to penalty kicks and both teams were declared co-champions, an outcome that led to some unusually mixed emotions.

"It was very weird," South Park senior defender Lauren Sauter said. "But it was a way to end it, and a good way to end my senior year."

It marked the first time co-champions were crowned in the fall for girls since the PIAA began contesting such championships in 1992.

South Park (24-1-2), the WPIAL champion, was in a celebratory mood, albeit a subdued one. Officially, the Eagles' won their first PIAA title.

"You know what? This is our first time being here and the girls are over there wondering if we won or lost," Eagles coach Shelly Thropp said. "I'm OK with the draw. They're a great team, and [with a] 0-0 tie, they deserved it as well as we did."

Villa Joseph Marie (18-2-4), the District 1 champion, was obviously saddened by the outcome, no doubt because the Jems are accustomed to winning in this spot: The title was their ninth overall and fifth in seven years.

"It's a little different," Villa Joseph Marie coach Rich Finneyfrock said. "I'm not used to seeing the team that is winning cry, just because their expectations are to win it. They don't realize they didn't lose anything."

South Park got particularly stellar play from its defenders: Sauter, senior Lauren Greselin, sophomore Nicole Miller and senior Marissa Raymond. All four made a save at one point.

South Park was outshot, 12-4, but still managed to record its 19th shutout. Eagles junior goalkeeper Sydney Judkins made nine saves -- but she certainly had help.

"Unbelievable," Thropp said. "I think Sydney Judkins is thanking all of her back four right now. They played awesome."