Author Archives: David Regan

It’s easy to stop one monster. But three? Now things are getting serious. Last week, the UCLA defense performed admirably, shutting down talented Kansas forward Caroline Smith, holding the Big XII Player of the Year to only one shot on goal in the Bruins’ 1-0 victory. This week, however, as the Bruins prepare to face […]

Sarah-Gayle Swanson was able to do something Friday that the whole Bruin team couldn’t do last year in the third round ““ score a goal. Swanson’s score in the 43rd minute effectively eliminated harrowing memories of last season, when UCLA outshot Texas A&M 21-0 but lost in penalty kicks. This time, there would be no […]

As Nandi Pryce stepped up to the ball, she knew her team needed a make to stay in the game. So she made her approach and noticed the goalie leaning slightly to her left. Pryce altered her initial plan, the plan she has followed her entire life, and sent the ball toward the right of […]

And then there was one. UCLA is currently the only Pac-10 women’s soccer team remaining after two rounds of the NCAA tournament, an unusual occurrence for the perennially strong soccer conference. “It’s been an off year for the Pac-10,” coach Jill Ellis said. “We just haven’t done that well as a conference.” Stanford, a team […]

Before every game, the UCLA women’s soccer team outlines various things to concentrate on. Invariably, one of those is something the team calls “The Big Five.” These are critical five-minute junctures that arise in the course of every game: the first five minutes, the last five minutes before halftime, the first five minutes after halftime, […]

A newspaper clipping sits taped to the window of Jill Ellis’ Morgan Center office, plainly visible to all who enter the women’s soccer coach’s domain. “Next year the Bruins will look to finish what they started,” the clipping reads. Ellis posted this shortly after UCLA’s bitter third round tournament defeat last year at the hands […]

After the UCLA women’s soccer team’s overtime victory over Oregon last Sunday, coach Jill Ellis said she would be “shocked” if her team didn’t receive the No. 2 seed for the NCAA Tournament. Well … surprise. In the tournament bracket released Monday, the Bruins received the No. 4 seed, despite being ranked No. 2 in […]