NOTRE DAME 4 PENN STATE 0. Freshman Michele Weissenhofer scored a hat trick in a span of less than 13 minutes and sophomore Kerri Hanks had three assists as the top-ranked Irish extended their unbeaten streak to a school record 25 games and moved into Friday's other semifinal against Florida State. The Irish dominated the game with a 27-3 edge in shots but couldn't score until Weissenhofer's first goal on assists by Hanks and Jen Buczkowski in the 54th minute. Hanks (64 points with 22 goals and 20 assists) and Weissenhofer (53 points with 18 goals and 17 assists) now rank 1-2 atop the national scoring charts.
UCLA 2 PORTLAND 1. The Bruins gained revenge for their 4-0 loss to Portland in last year's Women's College Cup final with Friday's victory Friday night. Postseason sensation Rachael Rapinoe put UP ahead in the sixth minute, but UCLA responded with goals by McCall Zerboni less than three minutes later and freshman Lauren Cheney from the penalty spot in the 70th minute. The penalty came after playmaking sparkplug Christina DiMartino was brought down on the left side of the box.
FLORIDA STATE 2 CLEMSON 1. The Seminoles also need to come from behind to return to the College Cup for the second straight year and third time in the last four years. The Tigers stunned FSU on a brilliant strike by Molly Franklin from 35 years and led at halftime, but FSU responded with a volley by Australia international Selin Kuralay in the 50th minute and a goal by freshman Becky Edwards in the 63rd minute. The game drew an FSU record postseason crowd of 1,754.