TUCSON, Ariz. -- Taylor Uhl had two goals and an assist, and scored a golden goal in overtime to give Stanford a 3-2 Pac-12 women's soccer victory over Arizona on Friday night.
Uhl scored her 50th career goal in the 19th minute, turning and firing with her left foot to give Stanford a 2-0 lead, but Arizona stormed back with two goals in a six-minute span to tie it up at 79:04.
However, Uhl worked her magic again, tapping in a rebound at 98:47 after goalkeeper Gabby Kaufman initially saved a shot by Chioma Ubogagu off a corner kick. Moments earlier, Kaufman tipped a shot by Hannah Farr over the bar. For Uhl, it was her second overtime winner in as many years against the Wildcats.
No. 4 Stanford (13-1-2 overall, 5-1-1 Pac-12) opened with a goal by Lo'eau LaBonta only 46 seconds into the match, for her seventh goal of the season. Andi Sullivan pushed the ball up the left side, and passed to Laura Liedle up the flank. Liedle cut inside and passed to Uhl at the top of the box. With two touches with her back to the goal, she sent the ball to LaBonta who was wide open on the right side of the box. She closed in on goal and fired a hard shot from six yards for the score.
Uhl gave Stanford a 2-0 lead when Bauer took a pass from Alex Doll on the defensive half and pushed deep into the defense before passing to Uhl, who used her body to shield a defender and turned to fire with her left foot from 18 yards across the goal mouth and inside the right post.
But Arizona (9-5-1, 3-4) fought back on goals by Julia Glanz and Gabi Stoian to force overtime. It was the second time this season that Stanford has allowed two goals. The Cardinal entered the match tied for the national lead in fewest goals allowed, with four.
Uhl took advantage of her starting opportunity. She was held scoreless for the first 14 matches of the season, but scored her initial goal last week on a header to spark a 3-0 victory over Colorado. Uhl ranks No. 4 among NCAA Division I active scorers.
Stanford returns to action on Sunday with a match at No. 25 Arizona State at 1 p.m.
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| Stanford | 2 | 0 | 1 | -- | 3 |
| Arizona | 0 | 2 | 0 | -- | 2 |
Scoring: Stanford -- Lo'eau LaBonta (Taylor Uhl), 0:46; Stanford -- Taylor Uhl (Maddie Bauer), 18:09; Arizona -- Julia Glanz (Gabi Stoian), 73:04; Arizona -- Gabi Stoian (Jaden Degracie), 79:04; Stanford -- Taylor Uhl (unassisted), 98:47.
Records: Stanford 13-1-2, 5-1-1; Arizona 9-5-1, 3-4-0.