No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer faced a test last week against No. 3 Stanford. Despite going down by a goal, the Bruins were able to pass the test against the Cardinal with flying colors and eventually take the contest 2-1. “It was a huge win for us and a huge confidence boost,” said senior defender […]
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Bruins trump the Cardinal in two-goal comeback win at home
It began with this simple idea to hand the country’s No. 1 defense its first defeat: score one goal. But No. 3 Stanford’s goal in the 53rd minute created an addendum of another goal to the Bruins’ game plan. It now seemed like a tall order – score two goals in 38 minutes against a […]
Latest rendition of rivalry could produce mirror images
It took a golden goal, players in a dog pile and emotional parents in the audience, but the No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer team finally managed to rewrite the dynamics of its rivalry with Stanford. What was once a seven-game losing streak to the Cardinal was finally erased last October, and it’s been replaced with […]
Versatility of offense keeps UCLA women’s soccer at No. 1
No matter how good a team’s defense may be, the reality of sports is if you can’t score, you can’t win. Sometimes, simply finding ways to score is a task easier said than done – especially in games where the opponents decide to make stopping the offense a priority. It’s games like these where the […]
UCLA women’s soccer wins game dedicated to breast cancer awareness
For one night, blue and gold didn’t highlight the numbers and names of the players. The players, clad in pink-trimmed uniforms, walked onto Marshall Field in Drake Stadium on Friday night and clinched a 1-0 win against Utah in what was more than just a soccer game. Before that matchup, the team published a video […]
No. 1 women’s soccer wary of upset against underdogs Utah
One word that could aptly describe the Utah women’s soccer team is ‘underdogs.’ Despite posting an undefeated 7-0-3 record, UCLA’s Friday opponent continues to lie as a sleeper team outside the NSCAA Coaches top 25 poll, ready to spring an upset against higher ranked teams. The same kind of upset that UCLA assistant coach Joshua […]
‘Global Cities’ program lets students explore Barcelona and LA
Walking through the streets of Los Angeles for the first time, Marta Guberna, David Román and Mireia Dilmé found a little slice of home. The students from Pompeu Fabra University never met while studying in Barcelona – the highest ranked Spanish University according some university rankings. Instead, they first became acquaintances after enrolling in the […]