Published on Monday, March 15, 2010
By LA Daily News Staff Writer
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Christen Press scored four minutes into overtime and undefeated Stanford advanced to its first NCAA Women's College Cup final with a 2-1 victory over UCLA on Friday.
The Cardinal (25-0) will face the winner of the semifinal between Notre Dame and North Carolina.
UCLA (21-3-1), making its seventh straight appearance in the College Cup, lost in the semifinals for the fourth consecutive time.
Stanford's Kelley O'Hara and UCLA's Lauren Cheney scored in the second half.
Press, a junior forward, scored after knocking down a clearing attempt by a UCLA defender. She controlled the ball and sent a low shot past diving goalkeeper Chante Sandiford in the 94th minute.
The players braved unseasonably cold weather in south-central Texas. The temperature at kickoff was 37 degrees and a stinging breeze blew across the field throughout the game.
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