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UCLA Plays Alabama in NCAA College Cup Semifinals
November 30, 2022 | Women's Soccer
No. 1 seed UCLA (20-2-1) vs. No. 1 seed Alabama (23-2-1)
Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 โ 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT
Cary, N.C. (WakeMed Soccer Park)
MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: ESPNU
Talent:ย ย ย Jenn Hildreth, Julie Foudyย
Live Stats: ncaa.com
COLLEGE CUP SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 2
Semifinal One: North Carolina vs. Florida State, 6pm ET
Semifinal Two: Alabama vs. UCLA, 8:30pm ETย
Monday, Dec. 5
Championship: 6pm ET
UCLA ADVANCES TO 12TH COLLEGE CUP
Top-seeded and top-ranked UCLA (20-2-1) has advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the 12th time in school history and third time in the last six years. The Bruins earned their way into the semifinals after a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 3 seed Virginia in the quarterfinals.ย
THE COLLEGE CUP FIELD
There are three No. 1 seeds - UCLA, Florida State and Alabama - and No. 2 seed North Carolina in the 2022 College Cup. North Carolina, Florida State and UCLA rank 1-2-3 in number of all-time College Cup appearances with 31, 13 and 12, respectively. Alabama is making its first appearance. Florida State, North Carolina and UCLA are also the only three schools to hold the No. 1 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll this season. Florida State was the preseason No. 1 before North Carolina took over the top spot after the first two weeks of play. UCLA's win over North Carolina and No. Duke put the Bruins at No. 1 for the remainder of the regular season. Alabama has ranked as high as No. 3 in the coaches poll and was No. 1 on Top Drawer Soccer's poll for three weeks. Florida State has been ranked No. 1 on Top Drawer Soccer for the past four weeks. ย
SEMIFINAL MATCHUP WITH ALABAMA
The Bruins will face Alabama (23-2-1) for the first time ever on Friday, Dec. 2 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT in the second semifinal at WakeMed Soccer Park, home of the North Carolina Courage. The UCLA-Alabama match will follow the 6pm ET North Carolina (19-4-1) and Florida State (17-2-3) contest. The winners will meet for the Championship on Monday, Dec. 5 at 6pm ET.ย
BACK TO COLLEGE CUP
UCLA is back in the College Cup for the third time in six years and for the 12th time in school history. There are two Bruins on this year's squad who played in the 2019 College Cup semifinals - midfielder Maricarmen Reyes and forward Kali Trevithick. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy is going to her third College Cup, as she was a true freshman in 2017 and a redshirt sophomore in 2019. Other current team members who were with the Bruins at the 2019 College Cup are Madelyn Desiano, Sunshine Fontes, Jackie Gilday, Kyle Kerr, Janae DeFazio and Brianne Riley. ย ย
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON TIDE
Alabama enters Friday's game with a 23-2-1 record and leads the NCAA in wins, total points (220), total goals (76) and total assists (68). Riley Mattingly Parker is the national leader in game-winning goals with seven. Felicia Knox leads the nation with 20 assists and ranks sixth in goals scored (17) and points (41). The No. 1-seeded Crimson Tide routed Jackson State in the first round, 9-0, then beat Portland, 2-1, and UC Irvine, 3-1, before outlasting Duke in overtime, 3-2. This is Alabama's first-ever College Cup appearance and ffith overall NCAA Tournament appearance. ย ย ย
UCLA VS. THE OTHER SIDE OF BRACKET
UCLA is 4-1 all-time against Florida State, including a perfect 3-0 record against the Seminoles in NCAA Tournament play. The Bruins won 4-0 in the 2005 semifinals, 1-0 in overtime in the 2013 championship and 4-0 in the 2019 quarterfinals in Tallahassee. UCLA's all-time record against North Carolina is 2-11-2, but both victories have come on the road - 1-0 in double overtime in the 2013 NCAA quarterfinals and 2-1 on Sept. 4, 2022. The two teams have met six times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2018 in the quarterfinals in Cary. North Carolina advanced on PKs after a 2-2 tie. The Tar Heels hold the edge in NCAA play, 4-1-1. ย
UCLA AGAINST THE NCAA FIELD
UCLA posted a 5-2 regular season record against members of the 64-team NCAA Tournament field this season. The Bruins have wins over No. 2 seeds North Carolina (2-1) and Duke (2-1), No. 8 seed Santa Clara (1-0), California (4-2) and Arizona State (4-0). UCLA's only two losses of the year came against No. 3 seed Stanford (1-0) and No. 4 seed USC (2-0).ย
NCAA EXPERIENCEDย
The Bruins have 16 players who have seen NCAA action prior to this season. The Bruins' most experienced player in the tournament is Maricarmen Reyes, who has a total of 14 NCAA games played. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy has started in seven games. Kali Trevithick, Reilyn Turner and Lexi Wright are UCLA's top goal scorers in NCAA Tournament play, having each scored two goals with one assist. Sunshine Fontes also has two goals.
UCLA'S NCAA HISTORY
The Bruins, who are making their 26th overall and seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, have a 72-20-7 all-time NCAA Tournament record. UCLA is ย a No. 1 seed for the sixth time in program history and first since 2014. This year's semifinal appearance is UCLA's third in the last six years and 12th overall. UCLA is 3-6-2 all-time in NCAA semifinal games and last made the Championship game in 2017. The Bruins are 2-4-1 in College Cups played in Cary, winning the Championship over Florida State in 2013. UCLA lost to Stanford in their last two College Cup appearances. New UCLA head coach Margueritte Aozasa was an assistant coach on both of those Stanford teams. ย ย ย
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QUARTERFINAL RECAP
UCLA secured its spot in the College Cup after a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 3 seed Virginia in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Freshman Sofia Cook scored the game-winner in the first overtime to cement the victory. Sunshine Fontes also scored for the Bruins in the 15th minute, her team-leading 11th goal of the season. The Bruins were outshot for just the fourth time this season, 15-9, but converted on half of their shot on goal attempts, while goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy made five saves. ย ย
BACK TO CAROLINA
UCLA makes a return visit to North Carolina after a successful early September trip during which the Bruins upset both No. 2 Duke and No. 1 North Carolina, 2-1, on their respective home fields. Reilyn Turner provided the heroics in both games, scoring the game-winners in the 62nd minute at Duke and in the 84th minute at North Carolina. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy was outstanding in goal in both games, tying her career high with nine saves at Duke and making four stops at UNC. ย ย ย ย
FIVE EARN ALL-REGION HONORS
Five Bruins were selected by the United Soccer Coaches to the All-Pacific Region team in 2022. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy, defender Lilly Reale and forward Reilyn Turner received first-team honors, while midfielders Sunshine Fontes and Ally Lemos earned second-team acclaim. Brzykcy and Turner earn their third career honors, Reale is a first-team selection for the second-straight year, and Fontes and Lemos received their first-ever All-Region awards.ย
AOZASA NAMED PAC-12 COACH OF YEAR
In her first year as a head coach after serving as a Stanford assistant for seven years, Margueritte Aozasa was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, becoming the first rookie head coach ever to win the honor. Aozasa guided the Bruins to a No. 1 ranking for nine consecutive weeks following a pair of upset road wins at No. 2 Duke and No. 1 North Carolina on Sept. 1 and 4. Aozasa's Bruins compiled a 17-2 regular season record, the third-most wins in the nation this season. UCLA finished the regular season ranked first in the Pac-12 in goals scored (53), assists (50), shutouts (12) and goals against average (0.47) and ranked in the Top 5 nationally in goals against average, goals, assists, points and winning percentage. This is the sixth Pac-12 Coach of the Year honor bestowed upon a UCLA coach. ย ย
REALE HONORED AS PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR
Sophomore Lilly Reale became just the second UCLA player ever to win the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award, joining World Cup champion Abby Dahlkemper (2014). Reale has started and played in 22 games this year, leading the Bruins to a conference-best 13 shutouts and a 0.51 goals against average. A two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, she has also contributed offensively, scoring one goal with one assist. Reale also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors for the second consecutive year. ย ย ย
NINE PLAYERS EARN PAC-12 AWARDS
A total of nine Bruin players earned Pac-12 awards in 2022, led by Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Lilly Reale, one of three first-team all-conference honorees. Joining Reale on the first team were Reilyn Turner and Quincy McMahon. Lauren Brzykcy and Sunshine Fontes received second-team acclaim, and Ally Cook, Ally Lemos and Maricarmen Reyes were selected to the third team. Lemos and Sofia Cook earned All-Freshman honors. ย ย ย ย
FIVE RECEIVE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Five Bruins have been selected to the 2022 Academic All-Districtยฎ Women's Soccer First Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators. Senior Brianne Riley earned her second consecutive honor, while graduate student Lauren Brzykcy, senior Jackie Gilday, and sophomores Quincy McMahon and Lilly Reale have earned their first academic all-district awards.ย
NATIONAL LEADERSย
UCLA is amongst the nation's leaders in several categories, ranking third in winning percentage (0.891) and total goals (62); fourth in total points (179); sixth in goals against average (0.512); seventh in points per game (7.78), scoring offense (2.70) and total assists (55); and ninth in shots on goal per game (8.78). Reilyn Turner ranks fourth in game-winning goals (6). Lauren Brzykcy is seventh in goals against average (0.519) and 22nd in save percentage (0.847). Sunshine Fontes ranks 24th in total points (29).
ROLLING IN THE DEEPย
UCLA has had 18 different players score a total of 62 goals this season, with seven players totaling three or more goals. Sunshine Fontes leads the squad with a career-high 11 goals. Reilyn Turner is close behind with nine, and Lexi Wright and Sofia Cook have each scored seven goals. The Bruins have three 20-point scorers in Fontes (29), Turner (21) and Wright (20). Three others have double-figure point totals - Sofia Cook (18), Ally Cook (12), and Maricarmen Reyes (12). In four NCAA Tournament games, seven different players have scored nine goals, with only Fontes and Wright totaling multiple goals. A total of 31 players have seen game action this year, with 13 playing 20 or more games and 21 playing 10 or more games. ย ย ย
STALWART STARTERS ย
With a deep and talented squad at her disposal, head coach Margueritte Aozasa has been able to seamlessly shuffle her starting lineup from game to game. Two players, however, have earned starts in all 23 games - goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy and freshman midfielder Ally Lemos. Lilly Reale has 22 starts; Jayden Perry, Madelyn Desiano, Jayden Perry and Quincy McMahon have 21 each; Sunshine Fontes and Reilyn Turner have 19; and Maricarmen Reyes and Lexi Wright each have 17 starts. Ally Cook is also in double-figures for starts with 15.
20-POINTERS ย ย
UCLA boasts three 20+ point scorers in Sunshine Fontes (11g, 7a, 29 pts), Reilyn Turner (9g, 3a, 21 pts) and Lexi Wright (7g, 6a, 20 pts), marking the first time since 2017 that the Bruins had three or more players hit 20 points. The Bruins had four that season - Hailie Mace (33), Anika Rodriguez (25), Ashley Sanchez (24) and Jessie Fleming (20). All four Bruins are now playing with their respective national teams (Mace and Sanchez with the U.S., Rodriguez with Mexico and Fleming with Canada).ย
QUICK DRAW MCGRAW ย ย
With three goals in the first 90 seconds of play and six in the first six minutes of play, the Bruins are giving fans ample reason to not arrive fashionably late. Lexi Wright put UCLA on the board 39 seconds after kickoff in the NCAA first round win over Northern Arizona, scoring the Bruins' fastest goal of the year. Reilyn Turner has three goals within the first two minutes this year, scoring at 0:49 at Oregon State, 1:20 at Colorado and 1:51 against Arizona State. The Bruins also have two goals scored in the sixth minute - Madelyn Desiano at 5:02 in UCLA's win over Northwestern in the NCAA Round of 16, and Ally Cook at 5:12 in the 4-0 win over Arizona State. ย ย
SHINING BRIGHT ย ย
Senior Sunshine Fontes is having a career season in 2022, leading the Bruins with 11 goals and 29 points. Her seven assists rank second on the team and are a career-best for her as well. She ranks in the Top 25 nationally in points scored and is ย third in the Pac-12 in goals and points, second in game-winning goals (four) and sixth in assists (seven). Fontes, who is the all-time leading scorer for U.S. U-17 National Team with 24 goals, has recorded a goal or an assist in 11 of UCLA's last 17 games. The Wahiawa, Hawaii native was named to the All-Pac-12 second team and earned Pac-12 and National Player of the Week honors on August 29 after recording a hat trick against CSUN and following it up with the game-winner at Santa Clara. ย
REI OF LIGHT ย ย
Junior Reilyn Turner has racked up her third consecutive 20-point season, totaling nine goals and three assists. Turner leads the Pac-12 and ranks fourth nationally in game-winning goals (six) and ranks 10th in the conference in goals scored (nine). Remarkably, 2/3 of her goals have been game-winners, and 1/3 have been game-winners against Top 10 opponents on the road (No. 2 Duke, No. 1 North Carolina, No. 9 Pepperdine). Turner has two multiple-goal games this season, including a hat trick at Oregon, and has tallied six multiple-goal games in her career to move into fifth all-time at UCLA. With 30 career goals, Turner is one goal shy of tying Sam Mewis for 10th on UCLA's career goals chart. ย ย ย ย ย
THE WRIGHT STUFF ย
Sophomore Lexi Wright has been showing her stuff all season, ranking third on the team in scoring with 20 points on seven goals and six assists. Wright was a force in the Bruins' NCAA first round game, scoring two goals in the first nine minutes in a 4-1 victory over Northern Arizona. It was the first two-goal game of her career. Wright, who had just one point in her rookie campaign, scored her first collegiate goal on Aug. 25 against CSUN and also added an assist. She assisted on the game-winner at No. 2 Duke and scored the second-half equalizer to jump-start UCLA's comeback win at No. 1 North Carolina. Wright collected two assists in the Bruins' 4-0 win over Arizona State. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
BRICK WALL BRZYKCY
Graduate student Lauren Brzykcy has been a nearly impenetrable brick wall this season, leading the Pac-12 in goals against average (0.52), shutouts (8 solo, 5 shared), save percentage (.847) and wins (20). She tied her career-high in single-game saves with nine at No. 2 Duke and added eight at USC, and she has moved into fourth on UCLA's career saves list with 222 and counting. She is also in UCLA's Top 5 for career shutouts with 28 (fifth) and for wins with 57 (fourth). Brzykcy was honored as the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week three times this season, running her career total to eight, which ties former teammate Teagan Micah for most in school and conference history. Brzykcy also earned all-conference honors for the third time in her career, being selected to the second team. ย
Q SCORE SOARING FOR MCMAHON
Quincy McMahon's Q score has been soaring this season. The sophomore defender earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after totaling one goal and five assists offensively and contributing to 11 shutouts defensively in the regular season. She now has two goals after scoring in the Bruins' 2-0 win over Northwestern in the NCAA Round of 16. McMahon has played and started in 21 games and ranks fourth on the team in assists. ย ย ย
TOO FRESH ย ย
Ally Lemos and Sofia Cook earned Top 20 recognition by Top Drawer Soccer on its midseason Top 100 Freshman list, ranking No. 3 and No. 18, respectively. Lemos is one of just two players to start every game for the Bruins, and she is one of just three Bruin players to log over 1,700 minutes. She leads the team in assists with eight, ranking third in the Pac-12. Lemos scored her first collegiate goal in the 4-0 win over Arizona State on Oct. 6. Cook, who has played in 22 games and started seven, ranks third on the team in goals with seven and fourth in points with 18. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Virginia to send UCLA to the College Cup. Both rookies were selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team, and Lemos was a third-team all-conference pick. ย ย ย
JACK ATTACK ย
Senior midfielder Jackie Gilday has seen great success in her comeback season. Gilday had to sit out the last two seasons due to injury but has come back in 2022 to play in 20 games and make four starts. On Senior Day on Oct. 30, she scored her first career goal with a long-distance strike, and she scored the equalizer in UCLA's NCAA second round match against UCF. Gilday also set up the game-winning goal in overtime with a cross into the box that eventually bounced to Sofia Cook for the game-winner. Gilday played the full 90 in the Bruins' 1-0 win at Santa Clara and has 13 games with 45+ minutes played and over 1,000 minutes total this year. She is a member of the Nicaraguan National Team and scored two goals in World Cup qualifying this Spring. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
EASY AS EGIZII ย
After her 2021 rookie season was cut short 10 minutes into her first game due to a season-ending knee injury, sophomore midfielder Emma Egizii returned midway through 2022 to contribute to the Bruins' postseason run. Egizii made her season debut at Oregon on Sept. 29 and played in eight regular season games before making her postseason debut in the NCAA first round. Her first tournament game was a memorable one, as she scored her first collegiate goal in the 40th minute of the Bruins' 4-1 win over Northern Arizona. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
KALI COMEBACKย
Senior forward Kali Trevithick has spent the better part of her four years on the injured list, having undergone multiple knee surgeries. She began her freshman season on a tear, scoring two goals and two assists in the team's first two exhibition games and started the first four regular season contests before a knee injury knocked her out until November. She played the final six games of the year and totaled two goals and one assist. Trevithick missed all but the final two games of the 2020-21 campaign and all of the 2021 season but finally got back on the pitch on Sept. 11 for her first game since May 5, 2021. She made the most of her return, scoring less than two minutes after entering the game against CSUN. Two minutes after that, she scored her second goal in the Bruins' 5-1 victory. She scored her third goal in three games at Oregon and has now played in 21 career games with five goals and three assists. ย ย
VIVA MEXICO ย
Three of Mexico's finest - full national team member Maricarmen Reyes and Under-20 national team members Bridgette Marin-Valencia and America Frias - are with the Bruins in 2022 and all saw action for the first time together on Sept. 11 vs. Cal State Fullerton. In that game, Reyes scored the game-winner, a sharp-angled screamer for her second goal of the season, and Marin-Valencia picked up her first collegiate assist in her first game. Frias also made her season debut in that game. Reyes and Marin-Valencia also teamed up to assist on the Bruins' second goal at Pepperdine on Sept. 18, and they combined for three goals (two from Reyes) in UCLA's 4-2 win over Cal on Sept. 23. Reyes is tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 12 points (4g, 4a), and Marin-Valencia has six points (2g, 2a) in 17 games and started in the Bruins' quarterfinal game. Frias has played in eight games this season. ย ย ย ย ย ย
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Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 โ 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 pm PT
Cary, N.C. (WakeMed Soccer Park)
MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: ESPNU
Talent:ย ย ย Jenn Hildreth, Julie Foudyย
Live Stats: ncaa.com
COLLEGE CUP SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 2
Semifinal One: North Carolina vs. Florida State, 6pm ET
Semifinal Two: Alabama vs. UCLA, 8:30pm ETย
Monday, Dec. 5
Championship: 6pm ET
UCLA ADVANCES TO 12TH COLLEGE CUP
Top-seeded and top-ranked UCLA (20-2-1) has advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the 12th time in school history and third time in the last six years. The Bruins earned their way into the semifinals after a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 3 seed Virginia in the quarterfinals.ย
THE COLLEGE CUP FIELD
There are three No. 1 seeds - UCLA, Florida State and Alabama - and No. 2 seed North Carolina in the 2022 College Cup. North Carolina, Florida State and UCLA rank 1-2-3 in number of all-time College Cup appearances with 31, 13 and 12, respectively. Alabama is making its first appearance. Florida State, North Carolina and UCLA are also the only three schools to hold the No. 1 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll this season. Florida State was the preseason No. 1 before North Carolina took over the top spot after the first two weeks of play. UCLA's win over North Carolina and No. Duke put the Bruins at No. 1 for the remainder of the regular season. Alabama has ranked as high as No. 3 in the coaches poll and was No. 1 on Top Drawer Soccer's poll for three weeks. Florida State has been ranked No. 1 on Top Drawer Soccer for the past four weeks. ย
SEMIFINAL MATCHUP WITH ALABAMA
The Bruins will face Alabama (23-2-1) for the first time ever on Friday, Dec. 2 at 8:30pm ET/5:30pm PT in the second semifinal at WakeMed Soccer Park, home of the North Carolina Courage. The UCLA-Alabama match will follow the 6pm ET North Carolina (19-4-1) and Florida State (17-2-3) contest. The winners will meet for the Championship on Monday, Dec. 5 at 6pm ET.ย
BACK TO COLLEGE CUP
UCLA is back in the College Cup for the third time in six years and for the 12th time in school history. There are two Bruins on this year's squad who played in the 2019 College Cup semifinals - midfielder Maricarmen Reyes and forward Kali Trevithick. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy is going to her third College Cup, as she was a true freshman in 2017 and a redshirt sophomore in 2019. Other current team members who were with the Bruins at the 2019 College Cup are Madelyn Desiano, Sunshine Fontes, Jackie Gilday, Kyle Kerr, Janae DeFazio and Brianne Riley. ย ย
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON TIDE
Alabama enters Friday's game with a 23-2-1 record and leads the NCAA in wins, total points (220), total goals (76) and total assists (68). Riley Mattingly Parker is the national leader in game-winning goals with seven. Felicia Knox leads the nation with 20 assists and ranks sixth in goals scored (17) and points (41). The No. 1-seeded Crimson Tide routed Jackson State in the first round, 9-0, then beat Portland, 2-1, and UC Irvine, 3-1, before outlasting Duke in overtime, 3-2. This is Alabama's first-ever College Cup appearance and ffith overall NCAA Tournament appearance. ย ย ย
UCLA VS. THE OTHER SIDE OF BRACKET
UCLA is 4-1 all-time against Florida State, including a perfect 3-0 record against the Seminoles in NCAA Tournament play. The Bruins won 4-0 in the 2005 semifinals, 1-0 in overtime in the 2013 championship and 4-0 in the 2019 quarterfinals in Tallahassee. UCLA's all-time record against North Carolina is 2-11-2, but both victories have come on the road - 1-0 in double overtime in the 2013 NCAA quarterfinals and 2-1 on Sept. 4, 2022. The two teams have met six times in the NCAA Tournament, most recently in 2018 in the quarterfinals in Cary. North Carolina advanced on PKs after a 2-2 tie. The Tar Heels hold the edge in NCAA play, 4-1-1. ย
UCLA AGAINST THE NCAA FIELD
UCLA posted a 5-2 regular season record against members of the 64-team NCAA Tournament field this season. The Bruins have wins over No. 2 seeds North Carolina (2-1) and Duke (2-1), No. 8 seed Santa Clara (1-0), California (4-2) and Arizona State (4-0). UCLA's only two losses of the year came against No. 3 seed Stanford (1-0) and No. 4 seed USC (2-0).ย
NCAA EXPERIENCEDย
The Bruins have 16 players who have seen NCAA action prior to this season. The Bruins' most experienced player in the tournament is Maricarmen Reyes, who has a total of 14 NCAA games played. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy has started in seven games. Kali Trevithick, Reilyn Turner and Lexi Wright are UCLA's top goal scorers in NCAA Tournament play, having each scored two goals with one assist. Sunshine Fontes also has two goals.
UCLA'S NCAA HISTORY
The Bruins, who are making their 26th overall and seventh consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, have a 72-20-7 all-time NCAA Tournament record. UCLA is ย a No. 1 seed for the sixth time in program history and first since 2014. This year's semifinal appearance is UCLA's third in the last six years and 12th overall. UCLA is 3-6-2 all-time in NCAA semifinal games and last made the Championship game in 2017. The Bruins are 2-4-1 in College Cups played in Cary, winning the Championship over Florida State in 2013. UCLA lost to Stanford in their last two College Cup appearances. New UCLA head coach Margueritte Aozasa was an assistant coach on both of those Stanford teams. ย ย ย
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QUARTERFINAL RECAP
UCLA secured its spot in the College Cup after a 2-1 overtime victory over No. 3 seed Virginia in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Freshman Sofia Cook scored the game-winner in the first overtime to cement the victory. Sunshine Fontes also scored for the Bruins in the 15th minute, her team-leading 11th goal of the season. The Bruins were outshot for just the fourth time this season, 15-9, but converted on half of their shot on goal attempts, while goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy made five saves. ย ย
BACK TO CAROLINA
UCLA makes a return visit to North Carolina after a successful early September trip during which the Bruins upset both No. 2 Duke and No. 1 North Carolina, 2-1, on their respective home fields. Reilyn Turner provided the heroics in both games, scoring the game-winners in the 62nd minute at Duke and in the 84th minute at North Carolina. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy was outstanding in goal in both games, tying her career high with nine saves at Duke and making four stops at UNC. ย ย ย ย
FIVE EARN ALL-REGION HONORS
Five Bruins were selected by the United Soccer Coaches to the All-Pacific Region team in 2022. Goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy, defender Lilly Reale and forward Reilyn Turner received first-team honors, while midfielders Sunshine Fontes and Ally Lemos earned second-team acclaim. Brzykcy and Turner earn their third career honors, Reale is a first-team selection for the second-straight year, and Fontes and Lemos received their first-ever All-Region awards.ย
AOZASA NAMED PAC-12 COACH OF YEAR
In her first year as a head coach after serving as a Stanford assistant for seven years, Margueritte Aozasa was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year, becoming the first rookie head coach ever to win the honor. Aozasa guided the Bruins to a No. 1 ranking for nine consecutive weeks following a pair of upset road wins at No. 2 Duke and No. 1 North Carolina on Sept. 1 and 4. Aozasa's Bruins compiled a 17-2 regular season record, the third-most wins in the nation this season. UCLA finished the regular season ranked first in the Pac-12 in goals scored (53), assists (50), shutouts (12) and goals against average (0.47) and ranked in the Top 5 nationally in goals against average, goals, assists, points and winning percentage. This is the sixth Pac-12 Coach of the Year honor bestowed upon a UCLA coach. ย ย
REALE HONORED AS PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF YEAR
Sophomore Lilly Reale became just the second UCLA player ever to win the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year award, joining World Cup champion Abby Dahlkemper (2014). Reale has started and played in 22 games this year, leading the Bruins to a conference-best 13 shutouts and a 0.51 goals against average. A two-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week, she has also contributed offensively, scoring one goal with one assist. Reale also earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors for the second consecutive year. ย ย ย
NINE PLAYERS EARN PAC-12 AWARDS
A total of nine Bruin players earned Pac-12 awards in 2022, led by Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Lilly Reale, one of three first-team all-conference honorees. Joining Reale on the first team were Reilyn Turner and Quincy McMahon. Lauren Brzykcy and Sunshine Fontes received second-team acclaim, and Ally Cook, Ally Lemos and Maricarmen Reyes were selected to the third team. Lemos and Sofia Cook earned All-Freshman honors. ย ย ย ย
FIVE RECEIVE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS
Five Bruins have been selected to the 2022 Academic All-Districtยฎ Women's Soccer First Team, selected by the College Sports Communicators. Senior Brianne Riley earned her second consecutive honor, while graduate student Lauren Brzykcy, senior Jackie Gilday, and sophomores Quincy McMahon and Lilly Reale have earned their first academic all-district awards.ย
NATIONAL LEADERSย
UCLA is amongst the nation's leaders in several categories, ranking third in winning percentage (0.891) and total goals (62); fourth in total points (179); sixth in goals against average (0.512); seventh in points per game (7.78), scoring offense (2.70) and total assists (55); and ninth in shots on goal per game (8.78). Reilyn Turner ranks fourth in game-winning goals (6). Lauren Brzykcy is seventh in goals against average (0.519) and 22nd in save percentage (0.847). Sunshine Fontes ranks 24th in total points (29).
ROLLING IN THE DEEPย
UCLA has had 18 different players score a total of 62 goals this season, with seven players totaling three or more goals. Sunshine Fontes leads the squad with a career-high 11 goals. Reilyn Turner is close behind with nine, and Lexi Wright and Sofia Cook have each scored seven goals. The Bruins have three 20-point scorers in Fontes (29), Turner (21) and Wright (20). Three others have double-figure point totals - Sofia Cook (18), Ally Cook (12), and Maricarmen Reyes (12). In four NCAA Tournament games, seven different players have scored nine goals, with only Fontes and Wright totaling multiple goals. A total of 31 players have seen game action this year, with 13 playing 20 or more games and 21 playing 10 or more games. ย ย ย
STALWART STARTERS ย
With a deep and talented squad at her disposal, head coach Margueritte Aozasa has been able to seamlessly shuffle her starting lineup from game to game. Two players, however, have earned starts in all 23 games - goalkeeper Lauren Brzykcy and freshman midfielder Ally Lemos. Lilly Reale has 22 starts; Jayden Perry, Madelyn Desiano, Jayden Perry and Quincy McMahon have 21 each; Sunshine Fontes and Reilyn Turner have 19; and Maricarmen Reyes and Lexi Wright each have 17 starts. Ally Cook is also in double-figures for starts with 15.
20-POINTERS ย ย
UCLA boasts three 20+ point scorers in Sunshine Fontes (11g, 7a, 29 pts), Reilyn Turner (9g, 3a, 21 pts) and Lexi Wright (7g, 6a, 20 pts), marking the first time since 2017 that the Bruins had three or more players hit 20 points. The Bruins had four that season - Hailie Mace (33), Anika Rodriguez (25), Ashley Sanchez (24) and Jessie Fleming (20). All four Bruins are now playing with their respective national teams (Mace and Sanchez with the U.S., Rodriguez with Mexico and Fleming with Canada).ย
QUICK DRAW MCGRAW ย ย
With three goals in the first 90 seconds of play and six in the first six minutes of play, the Bruins are giving fans ample reason to not arrive fashionably late. Lexi Wright put UCLA on the board 39 seconds after kickoff in the NCAA first round win over Northern Arizona, scoring the Bruins' fastest goal of the year. Reilyn Turner has three goals within the first two minutes this year, scoring at 0:49 at Oregon State, 1:20 at Colorado and 1:51 against Arizona State. The Bruins also have two goals scored in the sixth minute - Madelyn Desiano at 5:02 in UCLA's win over Northwestern in the NCAA Round of 16, and Ally Cook at 5:12 in the 4-0 win over Arizona State. ย ย
SHINING BRIGHT ย ย
Senior Sunshine Fontes is having a career season in 2022, leading the Bruins with 11 goals and 29 points. Her seven assists rank second on the team and are a career-best for her as well. She ranks in the Top 25 nationally in points scored and is ย third in the Pac-12 in goals and points, second in game-winning goals (four) and sixth in assists (seven). Fontes, who is the all-time leading scorer for U.S. U-17 National Team with 24 goals, has recorded a goal or an assist in 11 of UCLA's last 17 games. The Wahiawa, Hawaii native was named to the All-Pac-12 second team and earned Pac-12 and National Player of the Week honors on August 29 after recording a hat trick against CSUN and following it up with the game-winner at Santa Clara. ย
REI OF LIGHT ย ย
Junior Reilyn Turner has racked up her third consecutive 20-point season, totaling nine goals and three assists. Turner leads the Pac-12 and ranks fourth nationally in game-winning goals (six) and ranks 10th in the conference in goals scored (nine). Remarkably, 2/3 of her goals have been game-winners, and 1/3 have been game-winners against Top 10 opponents on the road (No. 2 Duke, No. 1 North Carolina, No. 9 Pepperdine). Turner has two multiple-goal games this season, including a hat trick at Oregon, and has tallied six multiple-goal games in her career to move into fifth all-time at UCLA. With 30 career goals, Turner is one goal shy of tying Sam Mewis for 10th on UCLA's career goals chart. ย ย ย ย ย
THE WRIGHT STUFF ย
Sophomore Lexi Wright has been showing her stuff all season, ranking third on the team in scoring with 20 points on seven goals and six assists. Wright was a force in the Bruins' NCAA first round game, scoring two goals in the first nine minutes in a 4-1 victory over Northern Arizona. It was the first two-goal game of her career. Wright, who had just one point in her rookie campaign, scored her first collegiate goal on Aug. 25 against CSUN and also added an assist. She assisted on the game-winner at No. 2 Duke and scored the second-half equalizer to jump-start UCLA's comeback win at No. 1 North Carolina. Wright collected two assists in the Bruins' 4-0 win over Arizona State. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
BRICK WALL BRZYKCY
Graduate student Lauren Brzykcy has been a nearly impenetrable brick wall this season, leading the Pac-12 in goals against average (0.52), shutouts (8 solo, 5 shared), save percentage (.847) and wins (20). She tied her career-high in single-game saves with nine at No. 2 Duke and added eight at USC, and she has moved into fourth on UCLA's career saves list with 222 and counting. She is also in UCLA's Top 5 for career shutouts with 28 (fifth) and for wins with 57 (fourth). Brzykcy was honored as the Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week three times this season, running her career total to eight, which ties former teammate Teagan Micah for most in school and conference history. Brzykcy also earned all-conference honors for the third time in her career, being selected to the second team. ย
Q SCORE SOARING FOR MCMAHON
Quincy McMahon's Q score has been soaring this season. The sophomore defender earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after totaling one goal and five assists offensively and contributing to 11 shutouts defensively in the regular season. She now has two goals after scoring in the Bruins' 2-0 win over Northwestern in the NCAA Round of 16. McMahon has played and started in 21 games and ranks fourth on the team in assists. ย ย ย
TOO FRESH ย ย
Ally Lemos and Sofia Cook earned Top 20 recognition by Top Drawer Soccer on its midseason Top 100 Freshman list, ranking No. 3 and No. 18, respectively. Lemos is one of just two players to start every game for the Bruins, and she is one of just three Bruin players to log over 1,700 minutes. She leads the team in assists with eight, ranking third in the Pac-12. Lemos scored her first collegiate goal in the 4-0 win over Arizona State on Oct. 6. Cook, who has played in 22 games and started seven, ranks third on the team in goals with seven and fourth in points with 18. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Virginia to send UCLA to the College Cup. Both rookies were selected to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team, and Lemos was a third-team all-conference pick. ย ย ย
JACK ATTACK ย
Senior midfielder Jackie Gilday has seen great success in her comeback season. Gilday had to sit out the last two seasons due to injury but has come back in 2022 to play in 20 games and make four starts. On Senior Day on Oct. 30, she scored her first career goal with a long-distance strike, and she scored the equalizer in UCLA's NCAA second round match against UCF. Gilday also set up the game-winning goal in overtime with a cross into the box that eventually bounced to Sofia Cook for the game-winner. Gilday played the full 90 in the Bruins' 1-0 win at Santa Clara and has 13 games with 45+ minutes played and over 1,000 minutes total this year. She is a member of the Nicaraguan National Team and scored two goals in World Cup qualifying this Spring. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
EASY AS EGIZII ย
After her 2021 rookie season was cut short 10 minutes into her first game due to a season-ending knee injury, sophomore midfielder Emma Egizii returned midway through 2022 to contribute to the Bruins' postseason run. Egizii made her season debut at Oregon on Sept. 29 and played in eight regular season games before making her postseason debut in the NCAA first round. Her first tournament game was a memorable one, as she scored her first collegiate goal in the 40th minute of the Bruins' 4-1 win over Northern Arizona. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย
KALI COMEBACKย
Senior forward Kali Trevithick has spent the better part of her four years on the injured list, having undergone multiple knee surgeries. She began her freshman season on a tear, scoring two goals and two assists in the team's first two exhibition games and started the first four regular season contests before a knee injury knocked her out until November. She played the final six games of the year and totaled two goals and one assist. Trevithick missed all but the final two games of the 2020-21 campaign and all of the 2021 season but finally got back on the pitch on Sept. 11 for her first game since May 5, 2021. She made the most of her return, scoring less than two minutes after entering the game against CSUN. Two minutes after that, she scored her second goal in the Bruins' 5-1 victory. She scored her third goal in three games at Oregon and has now played in 21 career games with five goals and three assists. ย ย
VIVA MEXICO ย
Three of Mexico's finest - full national team member Maricarmen Reyes and Under-20 national team members Bridgette Marin-Valencia and America Frias - are with the Bruins in 2022 and all saw action for the first time together on Sept. 11 vs. Cal State Fullerton. In that game, Reyes scored the game-winner, a sharp-angled screamer for her second goal of the season, and Marin-Valencia picked up her first collegiate assist in her first game. Frias also made her season debut in that game. Reyes and Marin-Valencia also teamed up to assist on the Bruins' second goal at Pepperdine on Sept. 18, and they combined for three goals (two from Reyes) in UCLA's 4-2 win over Cal on Sept. 23. Reyes is tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 12 points (4g, 4a), and Marin-Valencia has six points (2g, 2a) in 17 games and started in the Bruins' quarterfinal game. Frias has played in eight games this season. ย ย ย ย ย ย
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