UCLA
Seattle (First Round)
UCLA Begins NCAA Tournament Play Friday
November 10, 2016 | Women's Soccer
#18 UCLA (13-5-1) vs. Seattle (14-5-1)
NCAA 1st Round
Friday, Nov. 11 - 7pm PT
Los Angeles, Calif. (Drake Stadium)
Tickets: $10 adults/$8 students (uclabruins.com/tickets)
Video/Audio: pac-12.com/live/ucla-3ย (Nick Koop)
Live Stats: uclabruins.com
Twitter: @uclawsoccer
UCLA Opens NCAA Tournament vs. Seattle
No. 4 seed UCLA will begin postseason play on Friday, Nov. 11 against Seattle in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The match will take place at 7pm at Drake Stadium. Tickets are on sale now at uclabruins.com/tickets. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and youth.
UCLA in NCAA Tournament Play
After a one-year absence, the Bruins are making their 20th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA has a 55-16-4 all-time NCAA Tournament record. The Bruins advanced to the quarterfinals in their last tournament appearance in 2014 and won their first championship in 2013.
UCLA's seeding history and results in its 19 previous NCAA Tournament appearances are below:
1995 - First Round (L to Washington, 2-1)
1997 - Quarterfinals (L at Notre Dame, 8-0)
1998 - Second Round (L to BYU, 2-0)
1999 - Rd. of 16 (L at Santa Clara, 7-0)
2000 - #6 seed, Final (L to North Carolina, 2-1)
2001 - #3 seed, Quarterfinals (L to Florida, 1-0 2OT)
2002 - #7 seed, Rd. of 16 (T Texas A&M 0-0, lost 3-1 in PKs)
2003 - #4 seed, Semifinals (L to North Carolina, 3-0)
2004 - #14 seed, Final (L to Notre Dame, 1-1 PKs)
2005 - #1 seed Final (L to Portland, 4-0)
2006 - #2 seed, Semifinals (L to North Carolina, 2-0)
2007 - #1 seed, Semifinals (L to USC, 2-1)
2008 - #1 seed, Semifinals (L to North Carolina, 1-0)
2009 - #1 seed, Semifinals (L to Stanford, 2-1)
2010 - Rd. of 16 (L at Stanford, 3-0)
2011 - #2 seed, Second Round (T San Diego, 1-1, lost 3-4 in PKs)
2012 - #3 seed, Quarterfinals (L at Stanford, 2-1)
2013 - #2 seed, Champions (W vs. Florida State, 1-0, ot)
2014 - #1 seed, Quarterfinals (L vs. Virginia, 2-1)
UCLA Against the NCAA Field
UCLA posted a 5-5-1 record against members of the 64-team NCAA Tournament field this season. The Bruins have wins over Long Beach State (2-1), Pepperdine (3-0), Penn State (1-0), USC (1-0) and Texas A&M (1-0). UCLA's only blemishes this year have come against NCAA Tournament teams - a tie against Cal (1-1) and losses to Stanford (2-3 in OT), Utah (0-2), Florida (3-4 in OT), Colorado (0-1) and North Carolina (1-2).
In the Rankings
Despite scoring a 1-0 win over No. 5 USC, the Bruins remained at No. 18 in the NSCAA rankings. UCLA also moved up to 20th in the Soccer America poll and 14th in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
Last Time Out
Playing in front of a crowd of over 8500 at the StubHub Center, No. 18 UCLA shut out No. 5 USC, 1-0, in the regular season finale. Senior midfielder Annie Alvarado scored the game-winning goal with a volley in the 27th minute, and freshman goalkeeper Teagan Micah recorded her seventh shutout of the season, making a career-high seven saves.
Bruins Earn Pac-12 Player of the Week Sweep
For the second time this season, UCLA swept the Pac-12 Player of the Week awards, with senior midfielder Annie Alvarado winning offensive honors for the second time in her career, sophomore defender Hailie Mace winning defensive honors for the second time this season, and freshman Teagan Micah winning Goalkeeper of the Week for the third time. Mace and Micah were involved in the other UCLA sweep earlier this season, along with Darian Jenkins.
Notables
UCLA had four-straight overtime games from Oct. 6-20 and went 2-1-1 in those games โฆ The Bruins are 3-2-1 overall in overtime games this season and are one away from tying the school record for most overtime games played in a season, set in 2003 and 1994 โฆ UCLA had a six-game winning streak from Sept. 11-Oct. 2 โฆ Goalkeeper Teagan Micah and defender Hailie Mace are the only Bruins to start all 19 games this year โฆ Micah became the first true freshman to start in goal on opening day since Valerie Henderson in 2004 โฆ The Bruins' only losses this year have come to ranked teams - No. 6 Florida, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 1 Stanford , No. 22 Colorado and No. 24 (Soccer America) Utah โฆ UCLA also has three wins over ranked teams - No. 13 Penn State, No. 25 Pepperdine and No. 5 USC โฆ UCLA leads the Pac-12 in home attendance with an average of 1,735 fans per game and ranks seventh nationally.
Five Bruins Earn All-Pac-12 Honors
A total of five Bruins received Pac-12 women's soccer postseason awards, led by first-team All-Pac-12 and All-Freshman honoree Jessie Fleming and second-team All-Pac-12 selections Darian Jenkins and Anika Rodriguez. Hailie Mace received honorable mention All-Pac-12 acclaim, and Kaiya McCullough joined Fleming and Rodriguez on the All-Freshman team.
Jenkins Earns Academic All-District Honors
Darian Jenkins was named to the 2016 Academic All-District Women's Soccer Team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Jenkins advances to the Academic All-America Team ballot, where All-America honorees will be selected next month. Jenkins has earned a 3.42 GPA in American Literature & Culture and is on track to graduate Winter quarter.
Pac-12 Leaders
UCLA finished the regular season as the No. 1 team in assists (40) and assists per game (2.11). Darian Jenkins (1.55) ranks second and Jessie Fleming (1.38) is fourth in the Pac-12 in points per game. Anika Rodriguez is second in the Pac-12 in assists (8) and assists per game (0.42), while MacKenzie Cerda is tied for fourth in assists (6) and ranks fifth in assists per game (0.35). Jenkins is third in the Pac-12 in game-winning goals with five. Teagan Micah is third in shutouts (7) and saves (78).
Multiple Weapons
Even with Jessie Fleming and Darian Jenkins totaling 17 goals between them, there have been a total of 12 different Bruin players who have scored this season. Also seeing the back of the net have been four-goal scorer Amber Munerlyn, three-goal scorer Gabbi Miranda, two-goal scorers Annie Alvarado, Anika Rodriguez and Courtney Proctor, and single-goal scorers Gabrielle Matulich, Julia Hernandez, Claire Winter, Chloe Castaneda and Sunny Dunphy. Rodriguez and MacKenzie Cerda have been the main providers for the Bruin goals with eight and six assists, respectively.
About the Redhawks
WAC champion Seattle enters the NCAA Tournament with a 14-5-1 record. The Redhawks are making their third NCAA Tournament appearance, having previously qualified after winning the WAC in 2013 and 2014. Seattle defeated UMKC in the WAC Championship game, 2-1. Natasha Howe, who scored the game-winning goal in Seattle's only NCAA Tournament victory in 2014, was named Tournament MVP at the WAC Championship. Brie Hooks is the team's leading scorer with 18 points (7g, 4a). Howe is close behind with 17 (7g, 3a).
UCLA and Seattle have two common opponents this season - Washington and Washington State. The Bruins went 2-0 against them, while Seattle went 0-2. This will be the first-ever meeting between UCLA and Seattle.
Bruin Strong
Eight Bruins have logged over 1200 of 1774 minutes of playing time in the team's 19 games this season. Goalkeeper Teagan Micah has played in all 1774 minutes, while Hailie Mace (1653), Kaiya McCullough (1519), Zoey Goralski (1488), Annie Alvarado (1462), Anika Rodriguez (1283), MacKenzie Cerda (1282) and Jessie Fleming (1209) have each played over 1200 minutes.
Sixth Year's a Charm
Courtney Proctor's sixth and final year as a Bruin is looking to be one of her best. She has played in 13 games with seven starts. She scored her first goal of the season against California, tying the game with 53 seconds left in regulation to send the game to overtime. The goal was her first since the 2013 season. She also had an assist against Washington and scored the game's first goal against Washington State. Proctor began her career at UCLA in 2011, redshirted due to a torn ACL in 2012, played 24 games during UCLA's NCAA championship year in 2013 then played just six games in 2014 due to injury. She was granted a redshirt exception after the 2015 season and came back for her sixth season this year.
Jenkins Out for Season
Senior forward Darian Jenkins had her season cut short on Oct. 2 at Oregon when she suffered a fibula fracture of her left lower leg in the second half of the Bruins' 3-2 win over the Ducks. Jenkins was having an outstanding senior campaign, scoring a then-Pac-12 best seven goals, 17 points and five game-winning goals. She had started in all 11 games and recorded her first career hat trick in the first half of the Bruins' season opener at San Diego State. Jenkins finishes her UCLA career with 29 goals, 12 assists and 70 points, along with 14 game-winning goals, which rank tied for fifth in UCLA history. She was a nominee for the Senior CLASS Award, which honors senior student-athletes for their achievements in the community, classroom, character and competition, and is now up for Academic All-America consideration, as she earned first-team Academic All-District honors.
Freshman Four in TDS Top 40; Alvarado in Upperclassmen Top 100
Four UCLA Bruins are ranked in the Top 40 of Top Drawer Soccer's midseason Top 100 freshman list, including top-ranked Jessie Fleming. UCLA is the only school with two freshmen in the Top 10, as forward/midfielder Anika Rodriguez joins Fleming in the Top 10 at No. 7. Defender Kaiya McCullough ranks 27th, and goalkeeper Teagan Micah ranks 40th. Fleming leads the team in goals scored (10 ) and points (22) in 16 games, and Rodriguez leads the team in assists with eight, one off the UCLA freshman record of nine, set by Staci Duncan in 1998. Additionally, Annie Alvarado is ranked in the midseason Top 100 Upperclassman list at No. 63.
From UCLA to USA
Future Bruins Marley Canales and Mal Pugh have been selected to represent the United States at the 2016 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup, which will take place in Papua New Guinea from Nov. 13-Dec. 3. The U.S. opens tournament play on Nov. 14 against France, then will face New Zealand on Nov. 17 and Ghana on Nov. 21.
2016 UCLA Starting Lineups
UCLA has employed 11 different starting lineups this season. The starting combo that has played the most games is Teagan Micah, Zoey Goralski, Kaiya McCullough, MacKenzie Cerda, Hailie Mace, Gabbi Miranda, Jessie Fleming, Anika Rodriguez, Annie Alvarado, Amber Munerlyn and Courtney Proctor. That group started four games in a row from Oct. 6-20 and went 2-1-1.
