The Bruins were led by junior Ryder Roberts, who scored a game-high three goals. UCLA improved to 79-65-1 all-time against California, picking up its fifth-straight win over the Golden Bears.
California's Johnny Hooper scored the match's first goal (5:36) to put the Golden Bears up 1-0. It would be Cal's only lead of the game as UCLA would reel off four straight goals and never trail again. Sophomore Matt Farmer (3:56) and freshman Spencer Farrar (2:21) each scored on counter attacks to give the Bruins a 2-1 lead at the end of one.
UCLA exploded for five goals in the second period to build a 7-3 lead by halftime. Redshirt freshman Warren Snyder scored a power play goal for the Bruins to push the lead to 3-1 (6:14) and then Roberts scored UCLA's fourth-straight (5:27) with a goal from the front court. Cal would trim the lead to 4-3 with a front court score from Nicholas Carniglia (5:07) and a penalty score by Farrel South (4:46). But UCLA would reel off three straight goals, two by junior Patrick Fellner (power play at 4:23 and front court score at 2:58) and a goal from the front court by sophomore Max Irving (3:31).
Cal scored the first goal of the third period (6:34) to cut the lead to 7-4, but the Bruins scored three more in a row to take a commanding 10-4 advantage. Junior Gordon Marshall made a great turn at set and powered in his first goal (6:19) and then senior Anthony Daboub scored from the front court (4:57). Roberts then scored his second of the match on a counter (3:38). Odysseas Masmanidis scored a penalty goal (3:24) for Cal to cut the lead to 10-5. But UCLA tacked on two more goals to end the third with a 12-5 lead. Junior Chancellor Ramirez scored on a counter (2:41) and then Roberts completed his hat trick with a power play score (1:01).
The Bruins got a goal from the front court by sophomore Alex Roelse (5:48) to open the scoring in the fourth, leading 13-5. UCLA went on autopilot after that, burning the clock on all offensive possessions, holding on for a 13-8 win.
Junior Garrett Danner played all four periods in the cage for UCLA, registering 12 saves while allowing eight goals (three by penalty). He was also credited with three steals. Lazar Andric registered 17 saves, but allowed 13 goals in the loss for California.
UCLA went 3-for-10 on power plays while California went 0-for-6. The Bruins did not attempt a penalty shot while California went 3-for-4.
The Bruins advance to the finals where they will face No. 2 USC for the first time in 2015 at 5:20 p.m. at Pepperdine's Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool.
No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 4 California (Kap7 SoCal Invitational - Semifinals)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
| No. 4 California | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| No. 1 UCLA | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
Penalties - UCLA - 0/0 - CAL - 3/4
CAL Goals: Johnny Hooper 2, Odysseas Masmanidis 1, Chandler Jarrels 1, Farrel South 1, Nicholas Carniglia 1, Colin Mulcahy 1, J.D. Ratchford 1
CAL Saves: Lazar Andric 17
UCLA Goals: Ryder Roberts 3, Patrick Fellner 2, Spencer Farrar 1, Chancellor Ramirez 1, Anthony Daboub 1, Gordon Marshall 1, Warren Snyder 1, Max Irving 1, Alex Roelse 1, Matt Farmer 1
UCLA Saves: Garrett Danner 12
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