UCLA women in soccer f inal

Bruins defeat Duke on penalty kicks after a scoreless tie and will face Stanford for title.

UCLA wouldn’t beat Duke goalkeeper EJ Proctor in regulation or overtime, but the Bruins got four shots past her to upset the Blue Devils 4-3 in penalty kicks and advance to Sunday’s NCAA’s women soccer championship in Orlando, Fla.

The game ended in a scoreless tie after 90 minutes of regulation play and two 10-minute overtimes.

Zoey Goralski, Julie Hernandez, Sunny Dunphy and Marley Canales all found the back of the net in the shootout for UCLA. Kat McDonald missed her attempt for Duke in the fifth round and Canales’ shot clinched it for the Bruins.

UCLA (19-2-3) will play top-ranked Stanford (23-1-0) in Sunday’s final. The Cardinal advanced with a 2-0 win over South Carolina in Friday’s first semifinal. The school that wins Sunday will become the second Pac-12 school to win multiple NCAA titles in women’s soccer. USC won its second championship last December.

The Bruins met Stanford during the regular season with the Cardinal winning 1-0 in late October at UCLA.

UCLA had 12 shots in regulation Friday — including three in the final five minutes — but put only one on goal, while Duke tested Bruins keeper Teagan Micah three times. But after dominating early, the Blue Devils had just one shot after the 67th minute.

UCLA won its first women’s soccer title in 2013, two years after Stanford.