UCLA
18-4-1, 8-3-0
Florida State (Quarterfinals)
18-6-0, 8-2-0
UCLA is College Cup Bound
November 29, 2019 | Women's Soccer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - UCLA advanced to the College Cup for the 11th time in school history after defeating Florida State 4-0 in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Redshirt senior Chloe Castaneda and freshman Mia Fishel each scored two goals to send the Bruins through to the semifinals.
UCLA jumped out to a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes thanks to a pair of goals from Castaneda, who scored her first goal at 7:03. After Castaneda's initial shot was blocked, freshman Mia Fishel popped it back to her, wide open in front of goal. Castaneda easily sent it into the back of the net for her fourth goal of the season. She scored her second goal at 17:08 after receiving a perfect diagonal pass from Anika Rodriguez. Castaneda made a move to get free on the outside of her defender, and fired with her left past Florida State goalkeeper Caroline Jeffers for her second score of the afternoon.
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— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) November 29, 2019
UCLA doubles its lead at Florida State!#NCAASoccer | @UCLAWSoccer pic.twitter.com/6yKpNJXRqu
Fishel continued her hot streak in the postseason, following up on her shot that was saved but not controlled by Jeffers and recording her 13th goal of the year and fourth goal in her last three games to give UCLA a 3-0 lead at 31:11. Fishel scored her second goal of the game at 53:43, heading in a Viviana Villacorta corner kick to increase UCLA's lead to 4-0.
4?? ON THE BOARD FOR THE BRUINS.
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) November 29, 2019
First a brace for Chloe Castaneda, now a brace for Mia Fishel. 35 minutes left to play in Tallahassee! #NCAASoccer | @UCLAWSoccer pic.twitter.com/wAtgctoxQM
The Bruins had all the answers defensively, blocking attempts any dangerous balls that came their way and limiting the Seminoles to just seven shots, two of which were saved by UCLA goalkeeper Teagan Micah, who picked up her 10th solo shutout of the season.
The victory was just the second all-time by a visiting team at Seminole SoccerComplex, as Florida State had entered the game with a 47-1-1 all-time record in NCAA Tournament games at home.
UCLA (18-4-1) picked up its ninth consecutive win and 12th win in its last 13th games. The Bruins will face the winner of the Stanford-BYU game in the semifinals, which take place at San Jose's Avaya Stadium on Dec. 6.
Team Stats
Castaneda, Chloe (4)
Assisted By: Fishel, Mia
GOAL by UCLA Castaneda, Chloe (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Fishel, Mia, goal number 4 for season.
7:03
Castaneda, Chloe (5)
Assisted By: Rodriguez, Anika
GOAL by UCLA Castaneda, Chloe, Assist by Rodriguez, Anika, goal number 5 for season.
17:08
Fishel, Mia (13)
GOAL by UCLA Fishel, Mia, goal number 13 for season.
31:11
Fishel, Mia (14)
Assisted By: Villacorta, Viviana
GOAL by UCLA Fishel, Mia, Assist by Villacorta, Viviana, goal number 14 for season.
53:43
