Sunday, November 20
Los Angeles, Calif.
8 p.m. CT
Northwestern
at
#1 UCLA
Photo by: Daniel Freitas
No. 4 'Cats to Battle No. 1 Bruins in Sweet Sixteen
11/19/2022 12:36:00 PM | Women's Soccer
| NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S SOCCER: GAME INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME | LOCATION | WATCH | LIVE STATS | TICKETS |
| Sunday, Nov. 20 | No. 1 UCLA | 8 p.m. CT 6 p.m. PT |
Wallis Annenberg Stadium Los Angeles, Calif. |
ESPN+ | Live Stats | Tickets |
| Social: Twitter (@NUWSoccer) | Instagram: (@NUWSoccer) | ||||||
LOS ANGELES –– Following a thrilling 2-1 victory over Vanderbilt, Northwestern moves on to the Sweet Sixteen, where the No. 1 seed UCLA Bruins await at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. With the win in the Second Round, the Wildcats collected their sixteenth win on the 2022 campaign, tying a program record (1998, 2016, 2022). The Sweet Sixteen appearance is the third in program history as well (1998,2016, 2022). Northwestern has never advanced to the Elite Eight.
NU's Second Round matchup with the Commodores was a hard-fought one, with neither team willing to give an inch for the first 53 minutes. Josie Aulicino broke open the scoring in the 54th minute, pouncing on a loose ball in the box for her ninth goal of the season.
Following the breakthrough, the Wildcats continued to build. In the 81st minute, Josie Aulicino played a ball in to Bridget Mitchell, who passed back to Aulicino. Aulicino fired a shot at the Commodore Keeper, who saved it, but the rebound caromed to Mitchell, who smashed it into the back of the net to double the Wildcat lead..@AulicinoJosie is ice cold ?? pic.twitter.com/RBRZqo4Ctq
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) November 19, 2022
Vandy responded quickly, earning a penalty kick in the 83rd minute, which Ella Shamburger scored. NU's defense locked down the Commodores for the remaining seven minutes, holding VU without a shot to see out the victory.Pretty good time for @b_mitch15 to score the first goal of her career, huh?#GoCats | @NCAASoccer pic.twitter.com/8fmk316n8B
— Northwestern Soccer (@NUWSoccer) November 19, 2022
'Cat Facts
- Northwestern's win over Vanderbilt tied the program's record of 16 wins (1998, 2016, 2022).
- The Wildcats are in the Sweet Sixteen for the third time in program history (1996, 2016, 2022), but have never advanced to the Elite Eight.
- Northwestern's 44 goals are the most in the Moynihan era, fifteen more than the second-most of 29 (2016).
- NU's 4-seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament is the highest seed in program history.
- Northwestern entered the NCAA Tournament ranked 12th in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and 17th in RPI.
- Josie Aulicino tallied her tenth assist of the season on Friday night, trailing Kristen Palmer's 1998 output (11) by one goal.
- Aulicino's assist also moved her into sole possession of second place for career assists at Northwestern.
- Bridget Mitchell had herself an efficient outing on Friday night, tallying a goal in seven minutes of action in her fourth appearance of the season.
- Four Wildcats returned to their home state this weekend (Aurea del Carmen, Gabriella Grust, Jennifer McGuire, and Charis Toney).
Northwestern and UCLA have met twice before in program history, with each side taking one meeting. Most recently, the 'Cats and Bruins met on November 17, 2017 in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament, with the Bruins taking the victory, 1-0 in overtime. The Wildcats took the prior meeting 1-0 on August 29, 2010 in Madison, Wisconsin.
This year's UCLA squad spent much of the season ranked No. 1, before falling to Stanford and USC late in the regular season. 18 Bruins have combined to tally 58 goals so far this season. Sunshine Fontes leads the Bruins with 10 goals. UCLA's assists leader is Ally Lemos, who recorded an assist against UCF in the Second Round. Lauren Brzykcy is the Bruins Goalkeeper, allowing 0.53 goals per game and posting a save percentage of .847.
UCLA advanced to the Sweet Sixteen on penalty kicks after drawing UCF 1-1. The Knights scored first in the 35th minute, but the Bruins responded quickly, behind Jackie Gilday's second goal of the season in the 38th minute. The Bruins outshot the Knights 27-16, including a 10-7 advantage in shots on goal.
The winner of Sunday night's meeting will advance to the Elite Eight to face the winner of No. 3 Virginia and No. 2 Penn State at a campus site to be determined.
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