Sept. 12, 1999

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - UCLA forward Staci Duncan's second-half goal lifted the Bruins past 25th-ranked Wake Forest, 1-0, in the championship game of the Wake Forest Nike Invitational on Sunday afternoon at Spry Stadium. In the day's earlier game, Oregon defeated UNC Charlotte by a score of 2-1 to take third place in the tournament.

After a scoreless first half between the Bruins and the Demon Deacons, Duncan chipped in a shot from 15 yards out over the head of Wake Forest goalkeeper Erin Regan to put UCLA on the scoreboard at the 60:08 mark. Regan, however, was fantastic in the game as she kept the Demon Deacons alive with a career-high 10 saves.

UCLA outshot Wake Forest, 16-10, in the game, although both teams had numerous scoring opportunities. The Deacs' best chance to score came in the game's 38th minute when a cross from Rachael Lewis was chipped onto goal by Lindesy Griffin, but was barely deflected over the net by Bruin goalkeeper Lindsey Culp.

In the earlier game, Oregon took a 1-0 lead in the first half when Chalise Baysa headed in a ball at the 29:50 mark. The Ducks stretched the lead to 2-0 at 75:33 when Alyssa White scored from 15 yards out off a pass from Beth Bowler. UNC Charlotte made a late charge with a goal in the 87th minute from Jill Currie, but the Oregon defense held on for the 2-1 victory.

GAME SUMMARIES

Team                 1   2   F
Oregon (2-4)         1   1   2
UNC Charlotte (3-2)  0   1   1

Goals: Chalyse Bayla (UO), 29:50, Alyssa White (UO) from Beth Bowler, 75:33, Jill Currie (UNCC) from Meredith Mayo, 86:24.
Shots: UO 12, UNCC 11. Saves: UO (Fox) 2, UNCC (Sweetingham 4, Howell 0) 4. Corner Kicks: UO 5, UNCC 6.
Fouls: UO 3, UNCC 8. Yellow Cards: Stacy Herbert (UO), 58:02.

Team                   1   2   F
UCLA (4-1)             0   1   1
Wake Forest (4-1)      0   0   0

Goals: Staci Duncan (UCLA) from Venus James, 60:08.
Shots: UCLA 16, WF 10. Saves: UCLA (Culp) 5, WF (Regan) 10. Corner Kicks: UCLA 5, WF 2.
Fouls: UCLA 16, WF 10. Yellow Cards: Tracey Winzen (UCLA), 69:55.

1999 WAKE FOREST NIKE INVITATIONAL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

GK  Amanda Fox        Oregon
F   Chalise Baysa     Oregon
M   Dawn Geyer        UNC Charlotte
D   Sarah Judy        UNC Charlotte
D   Karli Schilling   Wake Forest
F   Joline Charlton   Wake Forest
D   Stacy Roeck       Wake Forest
D   Bethany Bogart    UCLA
F   Tracey Milburn    UCLA
F   Venus James       UCLA

MVP
D   Skylar Little     UCLA