
We're back with the latest round of top goals of the week in women's soccer. Week 3 had a slew of big matches and a handful of top-notch goals. UCLA, which remained atop the United Soccer Coaches poll, stayed undefeated after a win against No. 8 Virginia, and No. 7 South Carolina held off No. 4 Clemson in an in-state battle.
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Here are the best goals from Week 3 of the women's soccer season.
Ashley Sanchez, MacKenzie Cerda – UCLA
No. 1 UCLA survived a difficult road test at No. 8 Virginia, flying home with a 2-1 win. Ashley Sanchez scored the first goal of the match after a nice touch and dribble in the box, before a nice finish with the outside of her right foot. MacKenzie Cerda scored the game-winner in the 57th minute with a left-footed blast past Virginia's keeper. The first goal can be seen at the start of the view below, and the second begins at the 0:30 mark.
No. 1 @UCLAWSoccer walked out of Virginia with a win tonight over the No. 8 Hoos.
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 8, 2017
Peep the #Pac12Soccer highlights pic.twitter.com/n0KOxQ5ZgC
Stanford
The second-ranked Cardinal frankly scored too many goals last week to choose just one. Stanford defeated Navy 7-0 on Sunday, then beat San Francisco 8-0 on Friday for a 15-goal week. You can watch all seven of Stanford's goals against Navy below.
: Watch all seven of Stanford's goals against Navy on Sunday. ️ #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/FbZC83GKCk
— Stanford Soccer (@StanfordWSoccer) September 5, 2017
Heather Kaleiohi, Sh'Nia Gordon – West Virginia
No. 3 West Virginia handled Richmond 3-0 to improve to 5-2 on the season. Heath Kaleiohi and Sh'Nia Gordon gave the Mountaineers a second-half cushion with a pair of goals.
Heather Kaleiohi scores her first goal of the year in the 57th minute on a beautiful finish! | 2-0 #HailWV pic.twitter.com/QaCrrwSJZN
— WVU Women's Soccer (@wvuwomenssoccer) September 10, 2017
70' An absolutely beautiful shot by Sh'Nia Gordon pushes WVU to a 3-0 lead over Richmond | 3-0 pic.twitter.com/Y8LLMxB4zM
— WVU Women's Soccer (@wvuwomenssoccer) September 10, 2017
Imani Dorsey – Duke
The 11th-ranked Blue Devils throttled No. 3 West Virginia, 4-0, on Friday, and Imani Dorsey started the scoring for Duke. She scored from 22 yards out in the 29th minute for a lofting goal that found the back right corner of the net. She has scored in six straight matches, tying a school record.
Rise and shine, fam!
— Duke Women's Soccer (@DukeWSOC) September 9, 2017
What better way to start your Saturday than watching the spectacular goal that started it all last night?#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/18iNjl4fi3
Frannie Crouse – Penn State
In a major early season matchup, No. 5 Penn State hosted No. 6 North Carolina and sent the Tar Heels packing with a 1-0 defeat. Frannie Crouse scored the game's only goal in the seventh minute when she placed a shot in the lower left corner of the goal.
Early offense. Late defense. Nittany Lion victory.#WeAre #ChasingGreatnesshttps://t.co/EkZZmafwru
— Penn State WSOC (@PennStateWSOC) September 8, 2017
Brittany LaPlant – Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights began their September slate with a 2-0 win over Drexel to improve to 5-0. Carina Hendley found LaPlant right in front of Drexel's goalkeeper for the game-winner.
.@RUWSoccer goes up a goal! Hendley to Laplant for a beauty! pic.twitter.com/JKnwa6XgWD
— BTN Student U (@BTNStudentU) September 3, 2017
Gabby Seiler – Florida
The Gators capped off their west coast road trip with a 1-0 win against Portland. Gabby Seiler scored the game-winner – her fifth of the season – in the 24th minute on a one-touch shot with her left foot.
Take a at goal by @gabby_seiler in the 24th minute - pushing her 2017 goals total to
— Gators Soccer (@GatorsSoccer) September 4, 2017
Watch on @Pac12Network https://t.co/CU9oHUf9C7 pic.twitter.com/SCCYk7YreE
Tatum Barton – Colorado
Colorado blanked BYU 3-0 and sophomore forward Tatum Barton scored twice – both in the second half – to give the Buffaloes a comfortable cushion. You can watch both below.
.@tatumbarton10's two-goal afternoon is our pick for @CUBuffsSoccer's #12Best Moment #Pac12Soccer pic.twitter.com/53BIRWcNcA
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) September 4, 2017
Eden Jacobsen – Utah
Utah played BYU to a 1-1 draw on Friday, but Eden Jacobsen gave the Utes an early 1-0 lead after making a nice run down the right side of the field to finish off a through ball from Paola Van der Veen.
Eden Jacobsen finds the back of the net to give @UtahWSoccer an early 1-0 lead on BYU #Unleash pic.twitter.com/3pHClpvcBd
— Utah Women's Soccer (@UtahWSoccer) September 9, 2017
Meg Brandt – Nebraska
Despite taking a 1-0 lead against San Diego State, Nebraska fell 2-1 in double overtime. Meg Brandt gave the Huskers the lead after stealing the ball from an Aztec defender, then blasting it into the goal.
Meg Brandt comes out of nowhere to steal the ball and score for the #Huskers late in the first half. pic.twitter.com/mbmECFDbG0
— Nebraska Soccer (@NebraskaSoccer) September 9, 2017
Ally Watt – Texas A&M
Sophomore forward Ally Watt scored her first goal of the season and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Aggies, breaking a scoreless tie with DePaul. Texas A&M left with a 2-0 win.
.@allymwatt puts the Aggies on top early in the second half! #12thMan pic.twitter.com/jIjD1A2Nxj
— Texas A&M Soccer (@AggieSoccer) September 3, 2017