Following are capsule looks at the four teams at this weekend's Women's College Cup being held at the Aggie Soccer Stadium.
UCLA 21-2-1
Coach: Jillian Ellis (235-54-12, 13th season)
Road to College Station: Boise St., 7-1, San Diego St., 5-0; Virginia, 3-0; Portland, 2-1.
Results vs. College Cup teams: 7-2 loss at North Carolina; 2-0 loss at Stanford.
Stats: Goals 69-22; Shots 422-200, Saves 70-142; Corners 116-81.
Players to watch: (No. 8) Lauren Cheney, forward, sr., U.S. National Team member. (No. 10) Lauren Wilmoth, sr., defender, 2nd team all-Pac 10. (No. 2) Sydney Leroux, forward, soph., leading scorer with 23 goals, was MVP in Under 20 World Cup last year in Chili.
Notes: Has made College Cup seven straight years, lost in finals twice.
Stanford 24-0-0
Coach: Paul Ratcliffe (164-67-23, 12th season)
Road to College Station: Northern Arizona, 2-0; BYU, 2-0; Santa Clara, 1-0; Boston College, 3-1.
Results vs. College Cup teams: 2-0 victory vs. Notre Dame; 2-0 vs. UCLA.
Stats: Goals, 78-13; Shots 591-167; Saves, 43-184 saves. Corners, 154-36.
Players to watch: (No. 19) Kelley O'Hara, sr., forward, Pac-10 Player of Year; (No. 23) Christen Press, jr. forward, 20 goals, 15 assists; (No. 20) Mariah Nogueira, fr., midfielder, Pac-10 Newcomer of Year.
Notes: Has reached College Cup three times, never made a final.
Notre Dame 21-3-1
Coach: Randy Waldrum (339-83-21, 20th season)
Road to College Station: IUPUI, 5-0; Central Michigan, 6-1; Oregon State, 2-0; Florida State, 2-0.
Results vs. College Cup teams: 6-0 loss vs. North Carolina; 2-0 loss vs. Stanford.
Stats: Goals, 58-17; Shots, 465-248; Saves, 81-142; Corners 96-88.
Players to watch: (No. 9) Lauren Fowlkes, jr. forward, member of World Cup champion U.S. under 20 team; (No. 17) Courtney Berg, soph., midfielder, Big East Midfielder of Year. Nikki Weiss, jr., goalkeeper, 0.47 goals against average, all-Big East.
Notes: Four straight seasons at College Cup, won it in all in 2004.
North Carolina 21-3-1
Coach: Anson Dorance (694-36-22, 31st season)
Road to College Station: High Point, 1-0; Georgia, 4-0; Maryland, 1-0; Wake Forest, 5-2.
Results vs. College Cup teams: 7-2 vs. UCLA; 6-0 at Notre Dame.
Stats: Goals, 61-12; Shots, 501-162; Saves, 51-167; Corners, 172-58;
Players to watch: (No. 54) Casey Nogueira had a hat trick in quarterfinal win; (No. 4) Meghan Klingenberg, jr., midfielder, member of World Cup champion U.S. under 20 team; (No. 98) Tobin Heath, sr., midfielder; 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist.
Notes: North Carolina has nine players going for a third national title. Dorance has won 100 NCAA Tournament games. Tar Heels have made 25 of 28 College Cups. Two of the three misses were the two previous finals held at College Station. ... Went eight straight matches and more then 800 minutes without giving up a a goal.
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