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Gophers Travel to UCLA for NCAA Second Round Action
11/13/2018 1:21:00 PM | Soccer
MINNEAPOLIS – For the second time in four seasons, Minnesota soccer will make an appearance in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Gophers head to Los Angeles, Calif. where they will take on second-seeded UCLA Friday, Nov. 16 at 9:30 p.m. CT. The winner of the matchup will take on the winner of NC State/Santa Clara Sunday, Nov. 18 at 8 p.m. CT in Los Angeles.
COMEBACK PETEY
Senior captain and defender Emily Peterson picked the right time to score her first collegiate goal sending in the game-winner against Auburn in the 61st minute. Peterson returned to the Minnesota lineup on Sept. 20 returning in five and a half months after tearing her ACL. Â The goal was also the Gophers first road goal in the NCAA tournament since November 22, 1997 when they fell to No. 3 Santa Clara on the road 5-1.
CLEAN SHEET
For the second time in the past 10 seasons the Gophers have recorded four-straight shutouts. The last time Minnesota accomplished this was at the beginning of the 2016 season where the Gophers blanked Utah, North Dakota, Eastern Michigan and Villanova.
RECORD BOOK WATCH
April Bockin continues to etch her name in the Gophers' record books. The senior forward, with three goals in the tournament and two assists in the opening round game against Auburn, is now tied for eight all-time in points (26 goals & 27 assists) with 79, third in career assists (27) eighth in career game-winning goals (9) and ninth in shots (180).
With an assist in the win against Nebraska in the Big Ten semifinals, Molly Fiedler is not tied for fourth all-time in assists with 26. Fiedler has recorded an assist in four of the last 11 matches for Minnesota.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Minnesota is 10-9-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament dating back to the programs first NCAA appearance in 1995. Minnesota captured their first road NCAA postseason win in program history last Friday against Auburn moving their NCAA tournament road record to 1-8 all-time. The Gophers fell short of last year's NCAA tournament after bowing out of the 2016 NCAA tournament in the first round following a shootout against NC State. Going down as a scoreless draw, NC State advance past Minnesota in penalty kicks at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium 4-2.
Under head coach Stefanie Golan, the Gophers are 2-2-1 in the postseason and make their fourth postseason appearance over the seven year span.
SERIES HISTORY
Friday's meeting will mark the first time in program history that Minnesota and UCLA will meet on the pitch.
COMEBACK PETEY
Senior captain and defender Emily Peterson picked the right time to score her first collegiate goal sending in the game-winner against Auburn in the 61st minute. Peterson returned to the Minnesota lineup on Sept. 20 returning in five and a half months after tearing her ACL. Â The goal was also the Gophers first road goal in the NCAA tournament since November 22, 1997 when they fell to No. 3 Santa Clara on the road 5-1.
CLEAN SHEET
For the second time in the past 10 seasons the Gophers have recorded four-straight shutouts. The last time Minnesota accomplished this was at the beginning of the 2016 season where the Gophers blanked Utah, North Dakota, Eastern Michigan and Villanova.
RECORD BOOK WATCH
April Bockin continues to etch her name in the Gophers' record books. The senior forward, with three goals in the tournament and two assists in the opening round game against Auburn, is now tied for eight all-time in points (26 goals & 27 assists) with 79, third in career assists (27) eighth in career game-winning goals (9) and ninth in shots (180).
With an assist in the win against Nebraska in the Big Ten semifinals, Molly Fiedler is not tied for fourth all-time in assists with 26. Fiedler has recorded an assist in four of the last 11 matches for Minnesota.
NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Minnesota is 10-9-1 all-time in the NCAA Tournament dating back to the programs first NCAA appearance in 1995. Minnesota captured their first road NCAA postseason win in program history last Friday against Auburn moving their NCAA tournament road record to 1-8 all-time. The Gophers fell short of last year's NCAA tournament after bowing out of the 2016 NCAA tournament in the first round following a shootout against NC State. Going down as a scoreless draw, NC State advance past Minnesota in penalty kicks at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium 4-2.
Under head coach Stefanie Golan, the Gophers are 2-2-1 in the postseason and make their fourth postseason appearance over the seven year span.
SERIES HISTORY
Friday's meeting will mark the first time in program history that Minnesota and UCLA will meet on the pitch.
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