CARY, N.C. – Senior goalkeeper Samantha Leshnak made a career high six saves and then went on to save two more in a penalty kick shootout as the third-ranked University of North Carolina women's soccer team advanced to the 2018 NCAA College Cup, downing fourth-ranked UCLA 4-2 in penalty kicks after the teams tied 2-2 after 110 minutes of regulation and overtime.
The NCAA quarterfinal game was played before an overflow crowd of 904 fans at WakeMed Soccer Park's Koka Booth Stadium.
Goals by Julia Ashley in the third minute and Dorian Bailey in the 53rd minute put the Tar Heels up 2-0 in the match before UCLA's Hallie Mace scored a pair of goals just 53 seconds apart to tie the game at 2-2 with 32:57 left in regulation.