November 29, 2003

UCLA defeats Penn State to reach the Final Four in 2003 NCAA College Cup

UCLA 4 Penn State 0

Friday November 28, 2003

Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, California

Scoring

UCLA Whitney Jones (Lindsay Greco) 16

UCLA Iris Mora (unassisted) 37

UCLA Bristyn Davis (Iris Mora) 77

UCLA Kim Devine (corner kick) 89

In one of its most dominating performances of the season UCLA defeated the fifth-seeded Penn State UCLA (20-1-3) for its second-ever appearance in the NCAA College Cup and will face top-seeded North Carolina in the national semifinals next Friday.

Post game quote

UCLA Head coach Jillian Ellis

To win the way we did is fantastic. It was a total team performance tonight. Penn State is a tremendous team. It feels fantastic to be back in the College Cup.

The Bruins received a special message prior to the match, as five-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong called to wish the team luck against the Nittany Lions. UCLA has adopted Armstrong's story for inspiration this year, with players earning yellow jerseys for top performances in practice. Armstrong's voice mail was played for the team right before game time.

UCLA tied the school record for wins in a season with 20. The 2001 Bruins, who advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals, finished with a 20-3 overall record.

This will be the second College Cup appearance in the 11-year history of the program. UCLAŨs only other trip to the College Cup came back in 2000 when they Bruins, 1-0 in the semifinals before falling to North Carolina 2-1 in the NCAA title match.

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