COLLEGE SOCCER Cardinal in 1st title game

05.12.09

The Primary (25-0) will face North Carolina at 10 a.m. Sunday on ESPN2. UCLA (21-3-1), making its seventh vertical appearance in the College Cup, lost in the semifinals for the fourth consecutive time.

Though Stanford controlled effects for some stretches in the first half, the action moved back-and-forth quickly for much of the game, and both teams had a variety of belongings goal-scoring chances.

The Cardinal scored first in the 64th minute when Kelley O'Hara, the Pac-10 Gambler of the Year, took a pass from Press, spun away from a defender just outside the fine area and fired a right-footed shot just under the crossbar.

UCLA tied the diversion when its all-time leading scorer, Lauren Cheney, converted a similar shot 12 minutes later.

Crowd scored the sudden-victory goal in the 94th minute after knocking down a clearing attempt. She controlled the ball and sent a low drink with her right foot inside the left post.

The players were bundled with gloves, leggings and winter headbands. The temperature was 37 degrees.

Source: San Francisco Chronicle