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Nov 1-The first round of the women's soccer NCAA Tournament saw the 3 seed Pepperdine slide by UWM -0, 6 seed Santa Clara roll past Creighton, USC outlast USD 1-0 in overtime, and UCLA beat Loyola Marymount 4-0
lt;igt;Goalie Anna Picarelli posted her fourth shutout of the season against UWMlt;/igt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;3 seed-Pepperdine , UW-Milwaukee 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; Nov. 1-Showing it can play in any type of conditions, the No. 3 seeded Pepperdine women's soccer team received two goals from freshman forward Megan Woods to defeat Wisconsin-Milwaukee, -0, in the opening round of the NCAA Championships at Valley Fields on the campus of Marquette University Friday night.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Just as the snow flurries began late in the first half, junior defender Mary Stuart sent a ball into the Panthers' backfield that freshman forward Jenna Fodor received and crossed to freshman forward Megan Woods, who scored with her left foot with 1:03 remaining in the first half. Woods accounted for the Waves' second goal when she received the ball from Fodor on a breakaway and scored from 1 yards out at the 87:10.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; In an evenly played contest, Pepperdine out-shot UW-Milwaukee 9-8 in the contest, including 6- in shots-on-goal. Freshman goalkeeper Anna Picarelli had five saves and improved to 7-0-0 in goal on the season.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; With the win, Pepperdine improved to 17-1- on the season and advanced to Sunday's second-round match against Wisconsin, which defeated Marquette, 3-, Friday night.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;6 seed-Santa Clara , Creighton 1lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; The Santa Clara Broncos began the defense of their national championship with a convincing 4-1 win over the Creighton Bluejays in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Buck Shaw Stadium. lt;Pgt;13; The Broncos used a balanced offensive attack getting goals from four different players to overwhelm the Bluejays. All-American Aly Wagner, Leslie Osborne, Kristi Candau and Tracy Hess added goals, while Megan Kakadelas registered assists on both Wagner's and Osborne's goals. lt;Pgt;13; Santa Clara didn't waste anytime, scoring three goals in the first half. Just six minutes into the contest, Osborne took a cross from Kakadelas and headed the ball past the Bluejay's keeper Jaimie Thompson. Wagner would make it a -0 Broncos' advantage, scoring in the 9th minute. Candau would put SCU up 3-0 at the 38:48 mark as she blasted a shot from yards out just past the reach of Thompson. Hess would make it four unanswered as she collected her own rebound and found the back of the net at the 66:09 mark. The Bluejays would score their lone goal in the 70th minute thanks to a goal by Regina Moench. Hess would strike again for the Broncos, capping the scoring in the 90th minute of the game just before time expired.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Santa Clara advances to the second round to face Arizona State on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Pacific.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;Southern California 1, San Diego 0 - OTlt;/bgt;lt;brgt; Southern California's Jessica Edwards broke a scoreless tie on a golden goal in the third minute of overtime Friday, propelling the USC womens soccer team to a 1-0 victory over San Diego in first round action at the NCAA Championships at UCLAs Drake Stadium.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Shortly after the overtime period began, USC was awarded a direct free kick following a San Diego foul. Edwards stepped up and blasted in a shot from about 3 yards out to end the game. The official time of the goal was 9:3.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; San Diego finishes the 00 season 11-7-3, while the "Women of Troy" will face the winner between seventh-seeded UCLA and Loyola Marymount.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;7 seed-UCLA 4, LMU 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; Bruin midfielder Sarah-Gayle Swanson had a pair of goals Friday, as seventh-seeded UCLA shutout Loyola Marymount, 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Soccer Championships at UCLA's Drake Stadium. The Bruins (17-3) move on to face USC (11-7-3) in Sunday's second round at 1:00 p.m. The Women of Troy defeated San Diego, 1-0 in overtime earlier in the day.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The Lions hung tough in the first half going into the break down 1-0. Nearly five minutes into the second half, the Bruins would increase their lead to -0 as Sarah-Gayle Swanson scored her second goal of the night. The Bruins would tack on two more in the waning minutes to bring the final score to 4-0. The Lions were out-shot 3-6. With the loss, LMU ends its season with a 10-7-3 overall record. lt;Pgt;
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