HOOVER, Ala. ““ Soccer’s penalty shootout is merciless.
It is perhaps the cruelest tiebreaker in all of sports, pitting five of each teams’ players against the opposing goalkeepers, but even more so against themselves and their own composure.
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HOOVER, Ala. ““ Soccer’s penalty shootout is merciless.
It is perhaps the cruelest tiebreaker in all of sports, pitting five of each teams’ players against the opposing goalkeepers, but even more so against themselves and their own composure.
However, most importantly, this time around, UCLA found a way to leave Kentucky victorious by virtue of a 1-0 double overtime win.
The No. 13-seeded Bruins play the No. 12- seeded Louisville Cardinals in a rematch of last year’s NCAA quarterfinals.
No. 13-seed UCLA knocked off an upstart Rutgers side 3-0 in the third round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night at Drake Stadium, one week after ending Delaware’s first tournament run in over 40 years.
If the NCAA Tournament played out as expected, the UCLA men’s soccer team would have played its last home match against Delaware Sunday.
Making his return with extended minutes for the first time since Oct. 9 when he sustained an injury, junior midfield/forward Ryan Hollingshead played 25 minutes and had an integral role in the Bruins’ 1-0 win.
The college soccer landscape was flipped on its head in Charlottesville, Va. last night as the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens upset six-time national champions Virginia in a 1-0 match that ended in the second overtime period.