Katherine Mertz, an assistant coach at UCLA for the past five
seasons, was named UNLV women’s soccer coach on Friday.
Mertz, whose primary responsibility had been coaching the Bruin
goalkeepers, helped guide UCLA to three berths in the College Cup,
including an appearance in the NCAA title game this past December.
She was instrumental in helping freshman Valerie Henderson develop
into one of the nation’s top young goalkeepers this past
season. “I am extremely excited to come to a great university
such as UNLV, and one that has had good success in women’s
soccer,” Mertz said. “I feel that for my first head
coaching job, the tools are in place here to keep the program at a
national level.”
GOLF: The 12th-ranked UCLA men’s golf team finished in
fourth place at the U.S. Intercollegiate, hosted by Stanford at the
Stanford Golf Course on Sunday afternoon. Going into the third and
final round in third place, the Bruins posted a collective 13-over
par on Sunday to finish the tournament at 28-over par, trailing
champion USC by 22 shots at the event’s conclusion. Final
scores of the individual players were not available.
Compiled by Bruin Sports senior staff.