It's been a season of disappointment for the Connecticut women, but they held No. 1 Notre Dame to a 0-0 tie on Friday night, snapping the Irish's 20-game regular-season winning streak.

UConn (7-7-1 going into the game) is the first opponent to hold Notre Dame scoreless in almost two years. Canadian keeper Stephanie Labbe was outstanding in goal for UConn, making eight saves, including several diving stops.

With the tie against Notre Dame and 6-0 win over DePaul two days later, UConn kept its NCAA Tournament chances alive. North Carolina and Connecticut are the only teams to have played in all 24 NCAA Tournaments.

Notre Dame improved to 14-0-1 two days later with 5-0 win at Providence. Sophomore Kerri Hanks scored a goal and added two assists. She reached the 40-goal career mark quicker than any previous Irish player while tying the record for quickest to 100 points.

WEST COAST PARITY. Women's parity was evident on the West Coast, where regional powerhouses faced stiff tests over the weekend.

UCLA, the top-ranked team in this week's Soccer America Women's Top 25 at No. 4, needed a golden goal from Stacy Lindstrom to dispose of USC, 2-1, in their annual Los Angeles derby.

Portland, which dropped one spot to No. 5, had never been beaten, tied or taken to overtime in 19 previous meetings with WCC foe San Francisco, but the pesky Dons battled the Pilots to a 1-1 draw in front of 2,872 fans to snap the Pilots' eight-game winning streak. Freshman sensation Michelle Enyeart provided Portland's goal late in the first half, but the Dons countered with the equalizer in the 69th minute by freshman Samantha Brand.

In other WCC action, Santa Clara dropped two spots to No. 7 after being tied by Loyola Marymount, 1-1, on Friday and losing to Pepperdine, 1-0, on Sunday. For the fourth straight time, the Broncos found themselves on the short end of the stick in Malibu, where Sophia Medina delivered the decisive blow in the 81st minute.

California, which began the week at No. 19, dropped out of the Top 25 after being tied by Arizona, 1-1, and losing to Arizona State, 1-0, at home. The Bears fell to 0-2-2 in Pac-10 play.