NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship: Early highlights and Sweet 16 matchups

The second round of the 2021 Division I women’s soccer championship concluded on Saturday after two full days of competition.

The weekend was filled with upsets, penalty shootouts and all-around tournament chaos.

Highlights:

• Washington is heading to the Sweet 16 for the first time in program history after narrowly defeating No. 15 Saint Louis on penalty kicks Friday. Goalkeeper Olivia Sekany made a diving save on a Saint Louis penalty kick before scoring one of her own to send the Huskies on to the next round.

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• UCLA scarcely avoided a second-round upset to Iowa. Down 1-0 for most of the game, it looked like No. 3 UCLA was going to be knocked out of the tournament early. Then, in the final five minutes of the game, freshman Reilyn Turner scored two goals to secure a Bruins win.

LEGENDARY. That pass by @JaceyPederson followed by the game-winner by @reilynturner! What a comeback by UCLA!#GoBruins

Also how about @JaceyPederson's pass to pic.twitter.com/opnafDL9Ax

— UCLA Women's Soccer (@UCLAWSoccer) April 30, 2021

Full second-round results:

• No. 2 North Carolina defeated Denver, 2-0
• No. 3 UCLA defeated Iowa, 2-1
• No. 7 Texas A&M defeated South Florida, 2-0
• No. 4 TCU defeated New Mexico, 6-2
• Ole Miss upset No. 8 USC, 2-2 (penalty kicks 3-2)
• No. 10 Oklahoma State defeated South Alabama, 7-0
• No. 14 Clemson defeated Rutgers, 1-1 (penalty kicks 5-3)
• Washington upset No. 15 Saint Louis, 0-0 (penalty kicks 4-3)
• No. 1 Florida State defeated Milwaukee, 3-0
• Rice upset No. 5 West Virginia, 1-0
• No. 9 Duke defeated Arizona State 2-1 (OT)
• Virginia upset No. 12 BYU, 2- 0
• Penn State defeated No. 16 Vanderbilt, 2-0
• No. 6 Arkansas defeated Utah Valley, 3-1
• No. 13 Georgetown defeated South Carolina, 1- 0
• No. 11 Santa Clara defeated Ohio State, 4-1

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Dancing our way to the SWEET 16 💃 pic.twitter.com/icBzkoVYKS

— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) May 2, 2021

Sweet 16 matchups (Wednesday, May 5):

• No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Oklahoma State, 12 p.m. ET
• No. 9 Duke vs. Ole Miss, 12 p.m. ET
• No. 1 Florida State vs. Penn State, 3 p.m. ET
• No. 2 North Carolina vs. Washington, 3 p.m. ET
• No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 14 Clemson, 6 p.m. ET
• No. 4 TCU vs. No. 13 Georgetown, 6 p.m. ET
• No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 11 Santa Clara, 9 p.m. ET
• Rice vs. Virginia, 9 p.m. ET