UCLA women’s soccer may be unbeaten in thirteen matches, but the team’s record contains two blemishes – draws against unranked Pepperdine and Arizona. The No. 1 Bruins (11-0-2, 4-0-1 Pac-12), despite dominating possession and providing greater attacking output than the Wildcats (5-4-3, 2-2-1), left Arizona without claiming a victory. “We were hungry for a (winning) […]
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No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer crushes Oregon State in 4-1 victory
UCLA women’s soccer has primarily lined up in a traditional 4-3-3 so far this season. Against Oregon State, however, the team played the full 90 minutes in a 3-5-2. The different formation freed up the attackers in the first half for the No. 1 Bruins (10-0-1, 3-0-0 Pac-12) and the Beavers (3-6-2, 0-3-0) couldn’t relieve […]
Women’s soccer victory over Oregon marred by uneven, lackluster play
UCLA women’s soccer came into Thursday’s home game against Oregon with three objectives – win, post a shutout and get better. When the final whistle blew, the No. 1 Bruins (9-0-1, 2-0-0 Pac-12) claimed a 2-0 victory over the Ducks (6-4-0, 0-2-0 Pac-12) and completed the first two objectives. The third – improvement – remained […]
Women’s soccer claims 2-0 victory against Colorado in conference opener
Sometimes, soccer is a war of attrition. Controlling possession eventually wears down the opposition. No. 1 UCLA (8-0-1, 1-0-0 Pac-12) did just that against Colorado (6-2-2, 0-1-0) in its conference-opening 2-0 victory. The Bruins chipped away at the Buffaloes in the first half, before taking charge in the second. They finished with 15 more total […]
UCLA women’s soccer ties 1-1 against Pepperdine in double-overtime match
When UCLA women’s soccer took on Pepperdine, an unstoppable force met an immovable object. The No. 1 Bruins (7-0-1) entered the game averaging more than three goals a game. Galvanized by the nation’s top recruiting class and junior forward Hailie Mace being deployed in her natural position leading the line, UCLA has been an attacking […]
Women’s soccer defeats Virginia 2-1 in challenging game
For the first time all season, No. 1 UCLA women’s soccer (7-0-0) was pinned back into its defensive third during extended stretches of a game. The team’s first top-10 opponent – No. 8 Virginia (4-2-0) – pressed them hard from the kickoff, making life difficult for the players possessing the ball. The pressure created turnovers […]
Women’s soccer remains undefeated despite offensive slowdown
Through the first two weekends of the season, UCLA women’s soccer’s attacking strength was on full display. The team scored 17 goals – the best four-game mark in coach Amanda Cromwell’s tenure. In a 1-0 win against unranked BYU (0-3-2) Friday and a 2-0 victory against Weber State (1-4-0) Sunday, however, No. 1 UCLA’s (6-0-0) […]