FAIRFAX, Va. — The University of Wisconsin women’s soccer team had reached the second round of the NCAA tournament a total of 13 times in program history before Friday afternoon’s matchup against UC-Irvine at George Mason Stadium.
Those 13 second-round opportunities had resulted in just three wins for the Badgers, who earned their fourth Sweet 16 berth in school history with a 3-0 victory over the Anteaters.
UW (10-5-6) will face Santa Clara (13-5-2) at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. The Badgers hold a 1-2-1 record against the Broncos, who defeated Georgetown 2-1 in overtime Friday.
“I’m really proud of the attitude and mentality we had coming into this game,” UW coach Paula Wilkins said.