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 […]
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[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 […]
Women’s soccer headed for College Cup
It seems as if a broken record is playing in Westwood for the UCLA women’s soccer team. Friday, the tune kept on going as the top-seeded Bruins routed second-seeded Virginia 5-0 behind the strength of four goals from sophomore midfielder Danesha Adams. The win marks the fourth-straight shutout for UCLA in the postseason, as the […]
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 […]
Senior leaders provide strength
After having coach Jill Ellis ejected from UCLA’s NCAA second-round match against Colorado, one could have understood if the top-seeded Bruins became a little rattled or shaken on Sunday. But these Bruins proved on Sunday they are as strong mentally as a team can be on the soccer field. Even though Ellis received a red […]