COLLEGE SOCCER: UCLA PULLS OFF UPSET OF NO. 3 ST. LOUIS; UCLA ADVANCES TO NCAA QUARTERFINALS : UCLA 2, ST. LOUIS 0.Byline: Daily News McKinley Tennyson had a goal and an assist and Sasha Victorine Sasha Caleb Victorine (born February 2, 1978 in Santa Ana, California) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. added another goal as the 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 men's soccer team shut out third-seeded St. Louis 2-0 in a second-round NCAA Tournament NCAA Tournament can mean: Men's Sports
``We knew that we had our work cut out for us coming here,'' said UCLA coach Todd Soldana, ``because we knew St. Louis had a great season and we'd have to get serious to come out with a great result. We did what we had to do to get it done. Once we got control of the game, we were able to play better soccer.'' Victorine put the game away in the 64th minute with his score, a 4-yard strike that came just seconds after his first shot hit the crossbar. ``All season long, we have been working on our set plays to send the ball back across when it goes long,'' Victorine said. ``Carlos Bocanegra Carlos Bocanegra (born May 25, 1979) is a Mexican-American soccer player who currently plays for Fulham of the English Premiership. Although he is primarily a center back, he has also seen time at left back with Fulham and the U.S. national team. sent me a great ball, and my first shot hit the post. Somehow, it found its way back to me.'' Despite being outshot 3-2 in the first half, the Bruins (18-2) went into halftime with a 1-0 lead after Tennyson took a pass from midfielder Pete Vagenas and scored in the 36th minute on a breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. . ``I was trying to play forward and get behind the defenders,'' Tennyson said. ``Pete is a great midfielder. He found me, and I was able to finish it.'' Down by two goals late in the second half, the Billikens' (17-4-2) attempts to rally failed. UCLA goalkeeper Nick Rimando Nick Rimando (born June 17, 1979 in Montclair, California) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Rimando played two years of college soccer at UCLA. stopped Nick Walls' shot from 12 yards in the 78th minute. Rimando also stopped Jason Vijil's 10-yard attempt two minutes later. St. Louis' only good opportunity to score in the first half came in the 38th minute. But Jason Mims' 20-yard shot sailed just over the crossbar. ``At this level of play, you only get a few chances in each match,'' St. Louis coach Bob Warming said. ``And you better finish those opportunities. We weren't able to do that today.'' The Bruins advance to the quarterfinals where they will host Virginia. The Cavaliers, seeded sixth, defeated Brown 3-1 in their second-round match. ``The good thing about traveling is it gives the team a chance to spend time together,'' Soldana said. ``Through these trips, we've become a tightly knit Adj. 1. tightly knit - closely and firmly integrated; "a tight-knit organization" tight-knit integrated - formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; "a more closely integrated economic and political system"- Dwight D. group. We're able to stay away from the distractions and turn the traveling into a positive.'' |
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