Author Archives: Matt Stevens

It seems like everyone is on the same page when it comes to this weekend’s College Cup.
After watching his team get overwhelmed by UCLA last Saturday, Duke coach Robbie Church talked about how it looked like the Bruins were “hitting stride at the right time.”

At about midway through the first half in the NCAA women’s soccer quarterfinal between UCLA and Duke, a Duke fan pacing back and forth between the bleachers muttered to herself.

UCLA has been to the College Cup five years in a row and six times total under coach Jill Ellis.

While most students and their families will be busy putting up holiday decorations at home, the Bruins will be doing their best to avoid staying home.

There was a scrum in the box, followed by a ball clearance.

Like so often happens in soccer, there was a scrum in the box, followed by a ball clearance. Then more than 3,000 fans, who had held their breath while UCLA was on the doorstep of scoring against USC, exhaled when the ball floated away from the Trojan goal.

Wednesday afternoon, women’s basketball coach Nikki Caldwell announced the signing of two recruits that will make up part of her first recruiting class at UCLA.