To play in the championship match this weekend, UCLA women’s soccer must first face an opponent hungry for its first national championship in program history – Duke University. The second-seeded Bruins (19-2-2) will take on the top-seeded Blue Devils (23-2-0) on Friday night at Orlando City Stadium. Stanford and South Carolina, the other two teams […]
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Women’s soccer heading to NCAA quarterfinal, aiming for College Cup
One game stands between UCLA women’s soccer and a trip to the NCAA College Cup in Orlando, Florida. Princeton pulled off a 2-1 upset against top-seeded North Carolina last week to punch a ticket to this weekend’s round-of-eight matchup. The fourth-seeded and 13th-ranked Tigers (16-2-1) will take the field at Drake Stadium to face the […]
Women’s soccer’s offense leads to victory over Northwestern, Virginia
UCLA women’s soccer is now only one game shy of making it to the final four. But the Bruins might not have gotten this far if not for their offense – particularly the clutch play of Anika Rodriguez. The redshirt sophomore forward has scored the game-winning goals in the past two games against Northwestern and […]
UCLA women’s soccer defeats Northwestern 1-0 in overtime
The last time UCLA women’s soccer played Northwestern was in 2010, losing to the Wildcats 1-0. On Friday night, the Bruins evened the series. No. 2-seeded UCLA (17-2-2, 8-2-1 Pac-12) took down Northwestern (12-8-3, 7-3-1 Big Ten) 1-0 in overtime in the round of 32. [Related: No. 2 seeded UCLA women’s soccer squares off against […]
Californian women’s soccer teams see growing presence in NCAA Tournament
Although schools on the East Coast, particularly North Carolina, have traditionally dominated collegiate women’s soccer, Californian teams have had a much larger presence over recent years. Seven Pac-12 teams earned a berth in this year’s NCAA Tournament, led by No. 1 seed Stanford and No. 2 seed UCLA. Six of those teams remain after the […]
Women’s soccer gets ready for NCAA tournament match against SDSU
UCLA women’s soccer will begin their postseason campaign Friday, hosting the first round of the NCAA tournament against San Diego State. The tournament bracket was unveiled Monday, naming SDSU (12-7-2) as the first hurdle for UCLA (15-2-2, 8-2-1 Pac-12), which earned a No. 2 seed in the tournament. San Diego State came to Westwood in […]
UCLA women’s soccer to rely on strong freshman corps to enter postseason
With UCLA women’s soccer losing one of its key players right before the postseason tournament, the team will have to rely on younger stars to step up. Sophomore midfielder Jessie Fleming will temporarily leave Westwood and No. 5 UCLA (14-2-2, 7-2-1 Pac-12) to play for the Canadian national team against the United States. She will […]