UCLA - Brandon Brooks, 5. UCLA won its second consecutive MPSF Championship with a 6-5 victory over California. The Bruins earn the conference's automatic bid to next week's NCAA Championships in Malibu. With the Bruins ahead 6-4, Eldad Hazor brought Cal to within one with a goal with 39 seconds left on the clock, but the Bruins controlled the next possession and prevented Cal from taking more than a desperation shot with the clock winding down. Brown led all scorers with four goals.
Every game is so tough.
I thought both teams played very well, and it's a shame that one of them had to lose. Any one of the teams from our conference would be a good representative. You'd love to see this type of event at the NCAAs and not the conference championship. This tournament is always close, especially the finals, but it was good. When we were up two with a minute to go, I felt pretty good about it.