Major upsets highlight opening day of NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament

After a busy Friday slate of first round games in the NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament, there were a number of upsets and dominating performances alike. Notably, it was Samford, Saint Louis and UC Irvine that shocked the college soccer world.

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Let’s start off with the Anteaters. UC Irvine executed the biggest surprise of the night, defeating the formerly 16-0 and only undefeated team remaining in Division I NCAA women’s college soccer, the UCLA Bruins. Big West champion UC Irvine took the lead midway through the first half when Alyssa Moore scored on a header to put the Anteaters up 1-0.

Overall, UCLA outshot UC Irvine 19-4, including 8-1 in shots on goal. UC Irvine goalkeeper Glo Hinojosa had herself a night, racking up seven saves against the Bruins.

Samford knocked off four-seed Auburn 2-0 to remove the Tigers from of the tournament, despite Auburn outshooting Samford 15-6 in the loss.

Saint Louis defeated Ole Miss in Oxford to earn its first NCAA tournament win since 2006, thanks to senior Hannah Friedrich, who holds the school record for game-winning goals with 15. Friedrich scored with one minute remaining to call game for the Billikens.

Here are the final scores. Click or tap for final stats:

Alabama 1, Clemson 0
Samford 2, Auburn 0
Virginia Tech 3, Ohio State 1
Tennessee 3, Lipscomb 0
Virginia 6, High Point 0
Princeton 2, Vermont 0
Penn State 3, Monmouth 1
Michigan 3, Bowling Green 0
Florida State 3, South Alabama 0
Duke 1, Old Dominion 0
Wisconsin 2, Butler 1
Arkansas 5, Northwestern State 1
Saint Louis 2, Ole Miss 1
TCU 8, Prairie View 0
UC Irvine 1, UCLA 0