CARY, N.C. (AP) β So long, upstarts. The last two teams left at the NCAA soccer tournament rank among the bluest of the bluebloods.
UCLA and Virginia have combined for 10 national championships and one of them will earn another trophy Sunday in the College Cup final.
The Bruins (14-4-5) and Cavaliers (13-6-3) got there by sending home two surprise teams: UCLA beat Providence 3-2 in one double-overtime semifinal and Virginia beat Maryland-Baltimore County 1-0.
Both schools rank among the five most frequent College Cup participants, with UCLA making its 14th appearance and Virginia its 12th. The Cavaliers have six national titles β including four under Bruce Arena in the 1990s β while the Bruins have four.
UCLA goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. said Saturday that competing for national titles “is part of our culture.”
