LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Meena Khan scored twice to collect Player of the Game status as host/Pacific Coast Division runner-up/No. 6 the University of California-Los Angeles defeated Mid-Atlantic Division Champion/No. 18 West Chester University, 11-2, to earn a spot in the 2023 Women’s National Collegiate Club Championship ninth place game.
Thanks to knocking off the Rams in the final game of the weekend at home in Park Pool, the Bruins will return to the water next door at the Spieker Aquatics Center on Sunday, May 7, at 2:15 p.m. against Southwest Division runner-up/No. 7 San Diego State University for ninth place. West Chester will take on Rocky Mountain Division champion/No. 17 the University of Colorado at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 7, for 11th place.
UCLA never trailed by opening up a 4-1 lead in the first quarter and holding a 6-2 scoreboard advantage entering halftime. From there, it was all Bruins as the home team outscored the Rams 3-0 and 2-0 in the third and fourth quarters, respectively, in rolling to an 11-2 victory.
For West Chester, Clara Burrell and Hannah Christie notched markers in support of a 12 save effort by goalkeeper Jasmine Thek.
Khan was the lone Bruins’ athlete to post a multi-goal game, while Keianna Pineda, Leah Caywood, Jaden Nguyen, Savannah Sherwood, Abygale Kim, Charley Jackson and Natasha Gerhardstein chipped in solo scores. Anna Vaughan stopped 11 shots to earn the win.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| No. 18 West Chester University |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 |
| No. 6 University of California-Los Angeles | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 11 |
| UCLA Goals: | Meena Khan (2); Keianna Pineda; Leah Caywood; Jaden Nguyen; Savannah Sherwood; Abygale Kim; Charley Jackson; Natasha Gerhardstein | |||||
| West Chester Goals: | Clara Burrell; Hannah Christie | |||||
| Saves: | UCLA – Anna Vaughan (11) ; West Chester – Jasmine Thek (12) | |||||
| Exclusions: | UCLA – 7 ; West Chester – 7 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | UCLA – 3-for-7 ; West Chester – 1-for-7 | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | UCLA – None ; West Chester – None | |||||
| Officials: | Aaron Springer, Bruce Morehouse | |||||
The University of California-Los Angeles’ Abygale Kim (#12)
The University of California-Los Angeles’ Alex Gabriel-Yingling (#16) tussles with West Chester University’s Faith Kilbride (#17)
West Chester University’s Jasmine Thek (#1) makes a save
