With the intense play of the first 90 minutes having passed, the two teams were tired, but still fought for Sunday's final and a chance at the CCAA crown. We were doin' it for the entire game. It was 12 minutes into the sudden-death overtime that things began to change. The difference between the two teams began to shine through as Ruth Van't Land decided the fate of the game. With the differences in play amongst Northern and Southern California, UCD found itself at a disadvantage.
Southern teams are more about kicking the ball around, running and getting the toe poke in.
We try to be inch perfect while they try to get all the half-chances. We wait for the perfect chance and sometimes it doesn't come. While trying to be inch perfect, UCD missed many of its scoring opportunities. The Broncos, however, were able to convert on a half-chance to take the game. Van't Land took a pass from Shellie Shinedling on a breakaway and scored the game winner in the 102nd minute.