Defense shatters despite a season of few cracks

COLLEGE STATION, Texas “”mdash; Just 1 minute and 32 seconds. That’s all it took for Portland’s Christine Sinclair to end UCLA’s run through NCAA tournament play without allowing a single goal. Before Sunday’s 4-0 loss to Portland, UCLA had shut out each of its five previous playoff opponents, outscoring them 25-0. The Bruins had been […]

[Online Exclusive]: UCLA advances to NCAA championship final after 4-0 win

COLLEGE STATION, Texas ““ Youth was served Friday night as the top-seeded UCLA women’s soccer team prevailed 4-0 over No. 11 Florida State before a crowd of 6,701 on the campus of Texas A&M in the semifinals of the NCAA College Cup. Freshman forward Christina DiMartino notched her first two-goal game of the season to […]

UCLA shatters records en route to College Cup

The 2005 edition of the UCLA women’s soccer team (21-1-2) has made an incredible attack on the school record books. Along with winning a school-record third consecutive Pac-10 championship, the Bruins will also be making their third consecutive College Cup appearance for the first time in school history. Their 21 wins also set a single […]

Soccer rides momentum into season’s final home game

After steamrolling their first three playoff opponents by a total score of 16-0, it appears nothing can stop the top-seeded UCLA women’s soccer team (20-1-2) from making its third consecutive College Cup appearance. As their recent play indicates, the Bruins have clearly hit their stride in the playoffs, dominating their opponents offensively and defensively, and […]

Soccer moves one game closer to national title

If the top-seeded UCLA women’s soccer team keeps playing like it did Saturday night, UCLA might have to find room for another championship trophy on its long list of national titles. After easily dispatching fourth-seeded Marquette 4-0 in the round of 16, the Bruins (20-1-2 Pac-10) will host second-seeded Virginia on Friday night. Virginia advanced […]