Huskers Battle Bruins in NCAA Second Round

Nebraska vs. #18 (#4 seed) UCLA
NCAA Tournament Second Round
Friday, Nov. 18 • 2 p.m. (CT)
Morgantown, W.Va. • Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Live Video Stream: WVUsports.com

The Nebraska soccer team (11-5-5) heads to Morgantown, W.Va., for the second round of the NCAA Tournament, where the Huskers will face fourth-seeded UCLA (14-5-1) on Friday at 2 p.m. (CT) at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. It will be the third meeting all-time between the Huskers and Bruins, and first since 1998. The game will be streamed live for free on WVUsports.com.

Last Time Out: The Huskers and South Dakota State played to a scoreless tie in the NCAA First Round at Hibner Stadium on Friday, Nov. 11, but Nebraska advanced on penalty kicks, 3-0.

Up Next: The winner of the second round match between Nebraska and UCLA will face the winner of Friday’s match between Ohio State and No. 1 seed West Virginia at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown, W.Va., on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. (CT) in the third round.

Scouting the UCLA Bruins

• Record: 14-5-1 (7-3-1 Pac-12)
  • Wins (14): San Diego State (5-0), #11 Texas A&M (1-0), #13 Penn State (1-0), San Diego (3-1), #25 Pepperdine (3-0), Long Beach State (2-1), Arizona State (2-0), Oregon State (1-0), Oregon (3-2), Arizona (2-1), Washington (3-2), Washington State (2-1), #5 USC (1-0), Seattle (3-0)
  • Losses (5): #6 Florida (3-4), #8 North Carolina (1-2), #1 Stanford (2-3), #22 Colorado (0-1), Utah (0-2)
  • Ties (1): #14 California (1-1)

• Defeated Seattle, 3-0, in the NCAA First Round (Nov. 11) in Los Angeles, Calif.
• Finished fourth in the Pac-12 regular season standings
• Led the Pac-12 as a team in assists (44) and assists per game (2.2)

• Impact Players
  • Jessie Fleming: 10 goals and three assists in 17 appearances
  • Anika Rodriguez: Three goals and eight assists through 20 games
  • Amber Munerlyn: Five goals and three assists through 20 games
  • Teagan Micah: 82 saves and 21 goals allowed in 20 appearances (eight shutouts)

• Coached by Amanda Cromwell (Fourth season at UCLA; 20th season overall)
  • Career Record: 288-115-34
  • Record at UCLA: 65-17-7

• Assistant Coaches: Louise Lieberman, Joshua Walters

Quick Notes

• Nebraska earned the No. 20 spot in the RPI Rankings (Nov. 7), which is the second-best ranking by a Big Ten team, behind only regular-season and tournament champion Minnesota.
• Nebraska is receiving 17 votes in the NSCAA poll (Nov. 8), which is equivalent to the No. 28 ranking.
• Four Huskers were named to the All-Big Ten Team, while two newcomers made the All-Freshman Team (released on Oct. 28).
  • First Team: Jaycie Johnson
  • Second Team: Caroline Flynn, Sydney Miramontez
  • Third Team: Haley Hanson
  • All-Freshman Team: Meg Brandt, Sinclaire Miramontez
  • Sportsmanship Award: Amanda McClanahan
• Caroline Flynn earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors (District 7 First Team) for the third consecutive year, announced on Oct. 27. Flynn, who holds a 3.99 grade-point average in communication studies, earned first-team accolades in 2015 after making the second team in 2014.
• Jaycie Johnson leads the Huskers in goals scored (11) and points (24).
• Johnson has scored 11 goals in the last 16 games after not scoring in her first five games this season.
• Sydney Miramontez leads the Huskers in assists (7).
• The Miramontez sisters, Sydney and Sinclaire, have each started all 21 games, and have played nearly every minute of every game this season.
• Aubrei Corder enters the weekend with a consecutive scoreless minutes streak of 620:02. She has six consecutive shutouts, and 11 total shutouts on the season.
• Haley Hanson has scored nine goals in her last 23 games, dating back to last season, after scoring once in her first 32 career games.
• Nebraska captured its 300th win in program history on Aug. 22, which marked the same milestone for Head Coach John Walker.
• Nebraska has made six TV appearances this season (BYUtv, Pac-12 TV, Big Ten Network).

Nebraska’s NCAA Tournament History

• Nebraska is making its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, and first since 2013.
• Nebraska holds a 17-11 record all-time in the NCAA Tournament.
• NU has made it to the Sweet 16 on eight occasions, and twice advanced to the Elite Eight.
• Nebraska made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1996, which began a span of 10 consecutive appearances through the 2005 season. NU’s 11th appearance was in 2013.

Big Ten Weekly Awards

• Aubrei Corder was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week on Oct. 25 after shutting out Rutgers on Oct. 22.
• Corder was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Oct. 18 after shutouts against Illinois and Northwestern.
• Jaycie Johnson was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27 after a four-goal performance at Ohio State and Penn State. She earned her second career hat trick in NU’s win over the Buckeyes on Sept. 23.
• Brenna Ochoa was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Sept. 6 after scoring the game-winning goal against Kansas in double overtime on Sept. 2.

Individual Milestones and Records to Watch

• Jaycie Johnson has 42 career goals, which is tied for the sixth-most in program history with Kari Uppinghouse. Johnson is six goals shy of a tie for fifth with Meghan Anderson (48).
• Johnson has 17 career game-winning goals, which is the second-most in program history. Johnson is six game-winning goals shy of tying for first (23).
• Johnson has nine career multiple-goal games, which is tied for seventh in program history. She is one multiple-goal game away from a tie for fifth (10).

Senior Quartet Showing the Way

• Seniors Jaycie Johnson, Caroline Flynn, Sydney Miramontez and Courtney Claassen have each started nearly every game this season.
• They have accounted for 13 of Nebraska’s 25 goals this season, and 11 of NU’s 20 assists.
• Each of them scored at least one point at Ohio State on Sept. 23. Johnson had three goals, while Flynn, Miramontez and Claassen each had one assist.
• Johnson, who is back from a season-ending ACL tear last year, has 11 goals and two assists this season.
• Miramontez has one goal and seven assists this season.
• Flynn has one goal and one assist this season.
• Claassen has one assist this season.
• Flynn, Johnson and Miramontez each earned a spot on the Big Ten Preseason Honors List, released on Aug. 15.

Newcomers Making an Impact

• Two true freshmen have started each of the first 21 games: Aubrei Corder and Sinclaire Miramontez, while Meg Brandt has started 18 of 21 games.
• Corder has 74 saves and 18 goals allowed through 21 games (2,019 minutes).
• Brandt has two goals and three assists this season.
• True freshman Brenna Ochoa has appeared in 19 games, and has two game-winning goals, both of which she scored in double overtime.
• Newcomers Alexis Rienks (junior transfer from New Mexico State), Elyse Huber (true freshman from Sioux City, Iowa) and Hannah McKinney (true freshman from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.) have also made multiple appearances.