UCLA Soccer Team Plays North Carolina St.

After finishing the regular season as the nation’s second-ranked team with a 15-1-4 record, the UCLA soccer team won the West Region for the third time in 11 years under Coach Sigi Schmid with victories over No. 18-ranked University of San Diego, 2-1 in overtime, and No. 17 Southern Methodist, 2-0.

Today, they will meet No. 4 North Carolina State (18-4) in the NCAA semifinals at Tampa, Fla. In the other semifinal, No. 1 Evansville (24-0-2) will play No. 3 Rutgers (19-2-2), the only team to beat UCLA. The winners will meet Sunday for the championship.

UCLA has 10 players this year with national team experience, significantly more than any of the other NCAA semifinalists. North Carolina State and Rutgers each have two, and Evansville has none.