No. 2 seed UCLA was the only home team to survive the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men’s Tournament, but it was not easy. The Bruins were on the verge of elimination in the fifth round of the shootoutwhen goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. stopped Glen Long‘s penalty kick to prolong the suspense and then made a diving save onWarren Marshall in the eighth round to give the Bruins the win after a wild match at Westwood that ended 3-3. They join Virginia, the only survivor from lastyear’s Men’s College Cup, and UMBC, both also shootout winners, and Providence in the final four in Cary, North Carolina.
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