It took UCLA four minutes in the second half to overcome a two-goal deficit against Stanford in Sunday’s NCAA women’s soccer championship game, but the Bruins couldn’t crack the Cardinal’s defense a final time.

The Cardinal won their school’s 114th national championship with a 3-2 victory over UCLA in Orlando, Fla., giving Stanford the most NCAA titles in the country.

Stanford (24-1-0) dominated the game with 15 shots to UCLA’s five, but the Bruins (19-3-3) erased a two-goal deficit in the second half with a penalty kick from Jessie Fleming in the 55th minute and a header from Delanie Sheehan off a corner kick in the 59th minute.

The Pac-12 champion Cardinal won on a curling long-distance shot from outside the 18-yard box from Jaye Boissiere in the 67th minute.

“I can’t say enough about our team and the fight and determination to come back and tie it up,” UCLA head coach Amanda Cromwell told reporters. “(We) fought until the end, had some chances and in the end I don’t think we had enough in the tank to really force the issue that we usually do.”

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— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) December 2, 2017

Marley Canales didn’t need any warm up.

The freshman buried the game-winning penalty kick in UCLA’s Women’s College Cup semifinal against Duke on Friday after she hadn’t played a single minute during the 120-minute scoreless draw that lasted through regulation and two overtime periods.

Canales’ shot to the upper corner to the left of Duke goalkeeper EJ Proctor was UCLA’s fourth made penalty kick of the shootout and capped the victory after UCLA keeper Teagan Micah saved one and watched another Duke shot bounce off the cross bar.

The Bruins will play Stanford for the national championship on Sunday in Orlando, Fla., at 9 a.m. PT on ESPNU.

More from the dramatic win

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— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) November 11, 2017

Senior defender MacKenzie Cerda starred in the UCLA women’s soccer team’s 3-1 win over San Diego State in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday, scoring once, assisting on the eventual game-winner and drawing a foul that led to a free kick goal.

Anika Rodriguez opened the scoring with a free kick in the 16th minute and Julia Hernandez headed in UCLA’s second goal, in the 54th minute, taking assists from Cerda and Jacey Pederson. Cerda capped the victory with a looping shot she tucked into the upper 90 in the 86th minute.

The No. 2-seeded Bruins (16-2-2) outshot the Aztecs, the Mountain West champions, 20-9. UCLA goalkeeper Teagan Micah made five saves.

The Bruins face the winner of Northwestern-Butler on Friday, Nov. 17 in the second round at Drake Stadium.

.@UCLAWSoccer will be a #2 seed & is set to host San Diego State in the first round.

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— UCLA Athletics (@UCLAAthletics) November 6, 2017

After beating rival USC in overtime and setting the NCAA attendance record in its regular-season finale, the UCLA women’s soccer team earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament and will host San Diego State in the first round at 7 p.m. at Drake Stadium on Friday.

The Bruins (15-2-2) are in line to host through the third round. The winner of Friday’s first round at Drake Stadium plays the winner of Butler and Northwestern in the second round next week. UCLA already has a win over San Diego State (12-7-2) this season as the Bruins started the year with a 5-1 victory at home on Aug. 18.

UCLA is one of seven Pac-12 teams to earn a spot in the tournament. Stanford took the No. 1 overall seed, followed by USC, which earned a No. 3 seed. Colorado, Arizona, Washington State and California were also included in the 64-team field.

The Bruins have made it to the tournament four out of the past five years and advanced to the Sweet 16 each time while winning the national championship in 2013 as a No. 2 seed.