BRUINS ELIMINATED AS ATTACK STRUGGLES TO CREATE SHOTS ST. JOHN'S 2, UCLA 1.Byline: Heather Gripp Staff Writer By the time UCLA's attack started to resemble the one that had scored 10 goals in its previous three games, the Bruins' deficit was too big to overcome. UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX rallied Saturday but it wasn't enough to beat No. 11 St. John's, which advanced to the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterfinals in men's soccer with a 2-1 upset before 363 fans at Drake Stadium Drake Stadium is a stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. It is primarily used for the Drake Relays, and is the home field of the Drake University Bulldogs. It opened in 1925 and currently holds 14,557 people. A large scale renovation of the stadium was completed in 2006. . St. John's (12-5-4), which faces the winner of today's Maryland-Creighton match next weekend, was up 2-0 before the sixth-seeded Bruins (14-4-2) managed just their fourth shot of the game. That shot - by Kamani Hill Kamani Helekunihi Hill (born December 28, 1985 in Berkeley, California) is an American professional soccer player. He currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg of the German Bundesliga. in the 69th minute - ignited a 13-minute stretch in which UCLA outshot the Red Storm 8-1 but produced only one goal. ``We're disappointed, without a doubt,'' said UCLA coach Jorge Salcedo Jorge Salcedo (born September 27, 1972 in Cerritos, California) is an NCAA soccer coach for UCLA. Personal Salcedo grew up in Cerritos, California and attended Cerritos High School. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. , whose team did not create a shot until the 32nd minute. ``We didn't really play at all in the first half. We played poorly in the first half. They took off on us the first half.'' Andre Schmid scored St. John's first goal from the top of the Bruins box in the 41st minute. Ryan Kelly added the second goal in the 60th minute, hitting a 25-yard free kick that sailed into the net untouched. Mike Enfield halved the deficit in the 73rd minute, taking a pass from Hill, turning and firing into the back of the net from 12 yards. The goal was Enfield's team-high 13th of the season. Enfield had the best opportunity to tie the score during the flurry of shots that followed. After retrieving a punt from Bruins goalkeeper Eric Reed For the article on the American soccer player, see Eric Reed (soccer player). For the article on the American Jazz Musician, see Eric Reed (musician). Eric Shane Reed , Enfield went one-on-one with St. John's goalkeeper Bill Gaudette Bill Gaudette (born September 14, 1981 in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer player, who currently plays goalkeeper for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Gaudette played college soccer at St. , weaved around Gaudette near the goal line, then shot wide. UCLA took three more shots before time expired. The offensive surge didn't surprise the Red Storm. ``That's what happens,'' said St. John's coach Dave Masur, whose team reached the NCAA final last season. ``You push forward. Two-nothing is a very dangerous score, the game's far from over. ... We're happy to get out of here with a win.'' Heather Gripp, (818)713-3607 heather.gripp(at)dailynews.com |
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