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UCLA Faces Nebraska in NCAA Second Round
November 16, 2016 | Women's Soccer
#18 UCLA (14-5-1) vs. Nebraska (11-5-5)
NCAA 2nd Round
Friday, Nov. 18 - 3pm ET/12pm PT
@Morgantown, WV
Video/Audio: wvusports.com
Live Stats: ncaa.com
Twitter: @uclawsoccer
UCLA Travels to West Virginia for NCAA 2nd/3rd Rounds
No. 4 seed UCLA (14-5-1) will travel to Morgantown, WV for the second and third rounds of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins will play Nebraska (11-5-5) in the second round on Friday, Nov. 18 at 3pm ET/12pm PT. If the Bruins win, they will play the winner of the West Virginia (20-1-1)/Ohio State (11-6-3) match in the third round on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 2:30pm ET/11:30am PT. West Virginia is the No. 1 seed and ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA final regular season poll. All three games will be live streamed on wvusports.com.
O Canada
UCLA freshman Jessie Fleming will reunite with her Canadian Olympic teammates Kadeisha Buchanan and Ashley Lawrence, who are two of seven Canadians on the West Virginia squad, and Nichelle Prince, who is one of three Canadians on Ohio State's team.
Bruins Shut Out Seattle in First Round
Fourth-seeded UCLA recorded a 3-0 shutout victory over Seattle in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, receiving goals from Anika Rodriguez, Zoey Goralski and Amber Munerlyn. Freshman goalkeeper Teagan Micah earned her second consecutive shutout and eighth of the season, making four saves in the contest.
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 56-16-4 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 Against the NCAA Field
UCLA posted a 5-5-1 record against members of the 64-team NCAA Tournament field during the regular 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
The Bruins finished the regular season ranked No. 18 in the NSCAA rankings, 20th in the Soccer America poll and 14th in the Top Drawer Soccer poll.
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 After not recording a shutout in all of October, the Bruins have shut out its two November opponents โฆ Goalkeeper Teagan Micah and defender Hailie Mace are the only Bruins to start all 20 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 1,637 fans per game.
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 ranks No. 1 in the Pac-12 in assists (44) and assists per game (2.20) and is second in points (122) and third in goals (39), goals per game (1.95) and saves (83). Darian Jenkins (1.55) ranks second and Jessie Fleming (1.35) is fifth in the Pac-12 in points per game. Anika Rodriguez is second in the Pac-12 in assists (8), while MacKenzie Cerda and Annie Alvarado are tied for fourth in assists (6). Jenkins is third in the Pac-12 in game-winning goals with five. Teagan Micah is third in shutouts (8) and saves (82).
Multiple Weapons
Even with Jessie Fleming and Darian Jenkins totaling 17 goals between them, there have been a total of 13 different Bruin players who have scored this season. Also seeing the back of the net have been five-goal scorer Amber Munerlyn, three-goal scorers Anika Rodriguez and Gabbi Miranda, two-goal scorers Annie Alvarado and Courtney Proctor, and single-goal scorers Gabrielle Matulich, Julia Hernandez, Claire Winter, Chloe Castaneda, Sunny Dunphy and Zoey Goralski. Rodriguez, Alvarado and MacKenzie Cerda have been the main providers for the Bruin goals with eight, six and six assists, respectively.
About the Huskers
Nebraska is making its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2013. Their highest finish is T-5th, having advanced to the Elite Eight twice. The Huskers are led by Jaycie Johnson, who has scored 11 goals, including six game-winners, and 24 points in 21 games. Haley Hanson is second on the team in scoring with seven goals and 17 points. Goalkeeper Aubrei Corder has posted 11 shutouts and has a 0.80 goals against average.
UCLA and Nebraska have met just twice, both in Los Angeles. The Bruins won both meetings, 1-0 in overtime in 1995, and 5-1 in 1998. The two teams have three common opponents this season - Oregon, Oregon State and Penn State. UCLA won all three of those matches, while Nebraska beat Oregon State but lost to Oregon and Penn State.
Bruin Strong
Seven Bruins have logged over 1300 of 1864 minutes of playing time in the team's 20 games this season. Goalkeeper Teagan Micah has played in all 1864 minutes, while Hailie Mace (1743), Kaiya McCullough (1609), Zoey Goralski (1561), Annie Alvarado (1533), MacKenzie Cerda (1369) and Anika Rodriguez (1339) have each played over 1300 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 14 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 (23) in 17 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, who is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in assists with six, 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. opened tournament play on Nov. 14 with a scoreless draw against France. Pugh served as team captain for that game. The U.S. will next face New Zealand on Nov. 17 and Ghana on Nov. 21.
